A Patient of Crescentic Glomerulonephritis with Positive Anti Myeloperoxidase Antibodies and Immunoglobulin a Deposits on Immunofluorescence: The Conundrum Continues
Abstract:Immunoglobulin (Ig)A nephropathy is the commonest type of primary glomerulonephritis (GN) in the world, with an estimated incidence of 2.5/100000 adults/year. It can co-exist with systemic conditions and is a common cause of crescentic GN. Antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis can present as necrotizing, crescentic GN with pauci immune features on immunofluorescence on renal biopsy. There have been previous case reports of the presence of ANCA and IgA nephropathy in the same patien… Show more
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