Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis in Behçet's syndrome.
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.
Hamuryudan
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Department of Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
Yurdakul
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Kural
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Ince
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Yazici
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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
D007075:Immunoglobulin M