title: Necrotic crescentic glomerulonephritis and IGA nephropathy: Lee-Haas classification revisited.
abstract: Capillary necrosis is frequently encountered in most forms of proliferative glomerulonephritis, and varies in severity from only occasional finding to severe form of glomerular vasculitis. We report a patient who presented with features of acute glomerulonephritis. Kidney biopsy showed crescents in 30% of the glomeruli, diffuse mesangial expansion and hypercellularity with IgA deposits on immunofluorescence. The relevance of the Lee-Haas classification is discussed in relation to assessing prognosis.
authors: Department of Nephrology, NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. drwaellatif@hotmail.com
authors: Wael Latif
authors: WL
authors: Jabur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009336:Necrosis