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29.03.2017 | Brief Report
Anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis with thrombotic microangiopathy: a case report
verfasst von:
Xiao-juan Yu, Sha-sha Han, Su-xia Wang, Xiao-yu Jia, Wei-yi Guo, Zhao Cui, Feng Yu, Fu-de Zhou, Ming-hui Zhao
Erschienen in:
Immunologic Research
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Ausgabe 4/2017
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Excerpt
Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by anti-GBM autoantibodies, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with substantial crescents formation, and occasionally accompanied by diffuse alveolar hemorrhage [
1]. Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is characterized by endothelial injury due to various causes followed by microthrombi formation, microangiopathic hemolysis, consumptive thrombocytopenia, and multiple end-organs ischemic damage. The coexistence of anti-GBM disease and TMA is rarely reported [
2‐
9]. Herein, we presented a case of anti-GBM disease combined with renal biopsy-proven TMA. Plasma levels of complement components were measured. Additionally, complement and coagulation system genes were sequenced to provide some insights into the combination of the two rare diseases. …