Open AccessSignificance of Histological Crescent Formation in Patients with Diffuse Proliferative Lupus Nephritis
Author(s) -
Shasha Chen,
Zheng Tang,
Yiyan Zhang,
Zhengzhao Liu,
Haitao Zhang,
Weixin Hu,
Zhihong Liu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000356184
Subject(s) - medicine , lupus nephritis , pathology , nephritis , immunology , disease
Although crescentic nephritis is not rare in diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis (DPLN), little is known about the clinicopathological features in DPLN with crescents worldwide. This study was undertaken to investigate the clinicopathological features and outcome of Chinese DPLN patients with different degrees of crescents.
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