Uncommon things to note about a common cause of nephrotic syndrome

Primary membranous nephropathy is typically a disease of middle‐aged white men but should be included in the differential diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome in patients of any age and race. Serological anti‐PLA2R testing must be interpreted in the appropriate clinical context and histological PLA2R sta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Esprit, Don H., Amin, Md. Shahrier, Koratala, Abhilash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6099058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30147928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1676
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Sumario:Primary membranous nephropathy is typically a disease of middle‐aged white men but should be included in the differential diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome in patients of any age and race. Serological anti‐PLA2R testing must be interpreted in the appropriate clinical context and histological PLA2R staining is recommended in seronegative patients.

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