Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis laboratory findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammed Abdelwahed M.D[2]

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Laboratory Findings

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Laboratory findings

  • ESR and CRP may be elevated and indicate inflammation and activity of the disease.

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References

  1. van der Woude FJ, Rasmussen N, Lobatto S, Wiik A, Permin H, van Es LA; et al. (1985). "Autoantibodies against neutrophils and monocytes: tool for diagnosis and marker of disease activity in Wegener's granulomatosis". Lancet. 1 (8426): 425–9. PMID 2857806.
  2. Tervaert JW, van der Woude FJ, Fauci AS, Ambrus JL, Velosa J, Keane WF; et al. (1989). "Association between active Wegener's granulomatosis and anticytoplasmic antibodies". Arch Intern Med. 149 (11): 2461–5. PMID 2684074.
  3. Falk RJ, Hogan S, Carey TS, Jennette JC (1990). "Clinical course of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated glomerulonephritis and systemic vasculitis. The Glomerular Disease Collaborative Network". Ann Intern Med. 113 (9): 656–63. PMID 2221646.
  4. Hricik DE, Chung-Park M, Sedor JR (1998). "Glomerulonephritis". N Engl J Med. 339 (13): 888–99. doi:10.1056/NEJM199809243391306. PMID 9744974.

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