Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

Known as: GLOMERULONEPHRITIS RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE, GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE, RPGN 
Inflammation of the glomeruli that is characterized by a rapid loss in renal function with glomerular crescent formation observed on biopsy; it is… (More)
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Crescentic glomerulonephritisGlomerulonephritisKidneyUrinary system

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Histopathologic classification of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis.
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is the most common cause of rapidly progressive… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Loss of the tumor suppressor Vhlh leads to upregulation of Cxcr4 and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in mice
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a clinical syndrome characterized by loss of renal function within days to weeks… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Tubular phenotypic change in progressive tubulointerstitial fibrosis in human glomerulonephritis.
There is much debate over the origins of fibroblast-type cells that accumulate in interstitial fibrosis. A controversial… (More)
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1999
1999
Mast cells in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
The role of mast cells (MC) in tubulointerstitial damage in glomerulonephritis (GN) is not fully understood. The distribution of… (More)
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1991
1991
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: analysis of prevalence and clinical course.
Over a period of 68 months we observed 33 patients with biopsy-confirmed severe crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) and another 5… (More)
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1989
1989
Methylprednisolone therapy for acute crescentic rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
In the last 10 years we have evaluated 63 patients with acute crescentic rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (AC-RPGN), 46 of… (More)
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Review
1988
Review
1988
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: classification, pathogenetic mechanisms, and therapy.
Immunopathologic studies over the past two decades have demonstrated that rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) can… (More)
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1987
1987
T-cells and macrophages in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: clinicopathologic correlations.
We phenotyped with monoclonal antibodies (MAb) the cellular infiltrates in kidneys of patients with rapidly progressive… (More)
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1983
1983
RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS AFTER HYDRALAZINE
seen eight cases of hydralazine-associated glomerulonephritis with rapid progression, improving after hydralazine withdrawal. The… (More)
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1977
1977
RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS (RPGN) IN CHILDREN
The purpose of this study is to examine the clinical and pathological features of RPGN with regard to their prognostic value and… (More)
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