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Journal of Vasculitis

ISSN: 2471-9544

Open Access

Tugba Yilmaz

Department of Internal Medicine, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey

Publications
  • Case Report   
    Unusual Form of Kidney Injury without Glomerulonephritis in Microscopic Polyangiitis
    Author(s): Cihan Uysal*, Tugba Yilmaz, Hafsa Kocyigit, Hulya Akgun and Murat Hayri Sipahioglu

    ANCA test has diagnostic significance on AAV. The Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) usually has a perinuclear staining pattern (PANCA), and Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assays (ELISA) detect antibodies to Myeloperoxidase (MPO-ANCA) in MPA. Kidney involvement is noted in approximately 80-100 percent of patients with MPA cases, and the clinic spectrum range from microscopic hematuria to severe kidney injury with dialysis requirement. Pulmonary involvement is noted in approximately 25-55 percent of patients with MPA. Several observations and presumptions have been noted about TIN accompanying crescentic glomerulonephritis. This diversity may be considered as only a simple histological elaboration. However, it is a significant clinical entity for guiding the treatment... Read More»
    DOI: DOI: 10.37421/2471-9544.2022.8.159

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