Open AccessEtiological spectrum and clinical features in 215 patients of crescentic glomerulonephritis: Is it different in India?
Author(s) -
Archna Gupta,
Vinita Agrawal,
Anupma Kaul,
Ritu Verma,
Manoj Jain,
Narayan Prasad,
Rakesh Pandey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_237_19
Subject(s) - medicine , immune system , etiology , rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis , disease , creatinine , glomerulonephritis , pathology , immunology , vasculitis , kidney
Crescentic glomerulonephritis (CrGN) characterized by the presence of crescents in most (≥50%) glomeruli on renal histology clinically presents as rapidly progressive renal failure. It can occur due to diverse etiologies with varying course and renal outcomes. We studied the prognostic significance of its classification as pauci-immune, anti-GBM, and immune-complex mediated CrGN.