title: Anti-GBM nephritis complicating diabetic nephropathy.
abstract: There are several reports of glomerulonephritis (GN) in diabetics or patients with diabetic glomerulosclerosis. Cases of rapidly progressive GN where crescentic histologic changes are superimposed on diabetic glomerulosclerosis are very unusual. We report the case of a patient with type I diabetes mellitus, who developed rapidly progressive renal insufficiency. Renal biopsy disclosed anti-glomerular basement membrane nephritis superimposed on classical diabetic glomerulosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Renal Immunopathology Center, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Curioni
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrario
authors.forename: Maria P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rastaldi
authors.forename: Natale
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Colleoni
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colasanti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Amico
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis