title: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a tropical environment.
abstract: Electron microscopy of renal biopsy material from 50 patients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis treated in a southern Indian hospital, showed a low prevalence of type 2 (dense deposit) disease. Eosinophilia was seen in more than one-third of the 41 patients with type 1 disease. Associated diseases and possible sources of chronic antigenaemia found in some patients included: streptococcal infection, Bancroftian filariasis, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, hepatitis B surface antigenaemia and lepromatous leprosy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens