Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (crescentic glomerulonephritis) in the course of type I idiopathic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis is a chronic glomerulopathy with a generally progressive course toward end-stage renal disease and a high recurrence rate in renal allografts. Described herein is the appearance of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (crescentic glomerulonephritis) in the course of type I membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. This transition occurred within 6 weeks, documented histologically by an initial and subsequent renal biopsy. No recurrence of the disease was noted in a living donor graft 18 months posttransplantation.
D000293:Adolescent; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors