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SUBMITTER: Gupta A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4421536 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gupta Alok A Jothy Serge S Somerville Peter P Zaltzman Jeffrey S JS
NDT plus 20091007 1
We report a rare cause of rapidly progressive renal failure associated with low complement, positive ANA but negative anti DS-DNA. A renal biopsy demonstrated tubulointerstitial nephritis with positive immunoglobulin staining involving the interstitium and tubular basement membrane but glomerular sparing. A review of the literature and differential diagnosis are discussed. ...[more]