title: Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis in Behçet's syndrome.
abstract: Renal involvement in Behçet's syndrome is infrequent and the reported cases of glomerulonephritis consisted mainly of patients with focal glomerulonephritis. A patient with Behçet's syndrome and diffuse proliferative sclerosing glomerulonephritis with predominant disposition of IgM is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hamuryudan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yurdakul
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kural
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yazici
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M