Minimal mesangial glomerulonephritis

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Minimal mesangial glomerulonephritis
SpecialtyNephrology

Minimal mesangial glomerulonephritis is a type of glomerulonephritis that is seen in 10% to 25% of SLE cases and is associated with mild clinical symptoms. Immune complexes deposit in the mesangium, with a slight increase in the mesangial matrix and cellularity.[1]

References

  1. ^ Robbins, Stanley L.; Kumar, Vinay (2007). Robbins basic pathology. Saunders/Elsevier. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-8089-2366-4.

Further reading

  • Mok, CC; Cheung, TT; Lo, WH (February 18, 2010). "Minimal mesangial lupus nephritis: a systematic review". Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 39 (3). Informa UK Limited: 181–189. doi:10.3109/03009740903456300. ISSN 0300-9742.
  • Fogo, Agnes B.; Lusco, Mark A.; Najafian, Behzad; Alpers, Charles E. (2017). "AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology: Minimal Mesangial and Mesangial Proliferative Lupus Nephritis (ISN/RPS Class I and II)". American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 70 (2). Elsevier BV: e7–e8. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.06.002. ISSN 0272-6386.

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