CASE REPORT
THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE RENAL FAILURE DUE TO MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIlTIS
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Atatürk University, Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Erzurum,Turkey
Online publication date: 2006-07-15
Publication date: 2006-07-15
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Hatice Odabaş
Atatürk Üniversitesi Postanesi, Posta Kutusu: 26
25171 Erzurum, Turkiye
Tel: 05334638318
Eur J Gen Med 2006;3(3):146-147
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ABSTRACT
Microscopic polyangiitis is a non-granulomatous necrotizing vasculitis involving small vessels. Clinical manifestations are highly polymorphic, but rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is one of the most frequent and most severe manifestations of the disease. Most patients with MPA present with or develop severe renal disease, particularly if the diagnosis is delayed. We report the case of P-ANCA-positive Microscopic po