Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease: Case series from a tertiary center in North India

• Published in: Indian journal of nephrology Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 108 - 112
• Main Authors: Prabhakar, D, Rathi, M, Nada, R, Minz, RW, Kumar, V, Kohli, HS, Jha, V, Gupta, KL
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.03.2017; Scientific Scholar; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Biopsy; Care and treatment; Case studies; Conflicts of interest; Gangrene; Glomerulonephritis; Hemodialysis; Immunoglobulins; Inflammation; Liver diseases; Medical prognosis; Original; Patients; Plasma; Tuberculosis; India; Goodpasture syndrome; rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis; crescentic glomerulonephritis; Anti-glomerular basement disease

Anti-glomerular basement (anti-GBM) disease is an uncommon disorder with a bimodal age of presentation. Patients presenting with dialysis-dependent renal failure have poor renal outcomes. There is limited data regarding the clinical presentation and outcomes of anti-GBM disease from India. We conduc...