Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a tropical environment
- 1 June 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Pathogens and Global Health
- Vol. 77 (3) , 279-285
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00034983.1983.11811708
Abstract
Electron microscopy of renal biopsy material from 50 patients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis treated in a southern Indian hospital, showed a low prevalence of type 2 (dense deposit) disease. Eosinophilia was seen in more than one-third of the 41 patients with type 1 disease. Associated diseases and possible sources of chronic antigenaemia found in some patients included: streptococcal infection, Bancroftian filariasis, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, hepatitis B surface antigenaemia and lepromatous leprosy.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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