Crescentic glomerulonephritis complicating the course of a hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis

Authors
Messiaen, T Van Damme, B Kuypers, D Maes, B Vanrenterghem, Y
Citation
T. Messiaen et al., Crescentic glomerulonephritis complicating the course of a hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis, CLIN NEPHR, 54(5), 2000, pp. 409-412
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology","da verificare
Journal title
CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY
ISSN journal
03010430 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
409 - 412
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0430(200011)54:5<409:CGCTCO>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The authors report a case of crescentic glomerulonephritis leading to end-s tage renal failure in a patient affected by a hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis (HUV). The patient's clinical course was characterized by the s urvey of several episodes of extra-renal vasculitis. We emphasize that HUV commonly considered as a limited form of vasculitis might in some cases hav e a dramatic evolution.