Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

  1. Mark Denton, BSc, MRCP;
  2. Colm Magee, MRCP; and
  3. John Niles, MD
  1. Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston, MA 02115 Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston, MA 02115

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    Background: Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is a clinicopathologic syndrome defined by the development of renal failure over days to months and the appearance of crescentic glomerulonephritis (1). Two major causes of rapidly progressive …

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