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Membranous Nephropathy as a Manifestation of IgG4‐Related Disease (IgG4‐RD): A ...
Quaresma, Marta; Stock da Cunha, Teresa; Ferreira , Joel; Góis, Mário; Azevedo, AnaIgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated, inflammatory condition that can affect multiple organs, marked by lymphoplasmocytic infiltration and IgG4-positive plasma cells. Elevated serum IgG4 is common but not essential. Sole renal manifestation is rare, usually appearing as tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) or, less commonly, membranous nephropathy (MN). We present a case of an 87-year-old man with...
Nefropatia membranosa como manifestação de doença IgG4
Stock da Cunha, Teresa; Ferreira, Joel; Macau, Ricardo; Góis, Mário; Azevedo, Ana
Urinary Sediment Microscopy and Correlations with Kidney Biopsy
Navarro, David; Fonseca, Nuno Moreira; Ferreira, Ana Carina; Barata, Rui; Góis, Mário; Viana, Helena; Nolasco, FernandoBACKGROUND: Urinary sediment is a noninvasive laboratory test that can be performed by an automated analyzer or manually by trained personnel. Manual examination remains the diagnostic standard because it excels at differentiating isomorphic from dysmorphic red blood cells and identifying other urinary particles such as renal tubular epithelial cells (RTECs), lipids, crystals, and the composition of casts. This...
Etanercept in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and nephrotic syndrome in...
Domingos, Ana; Vidinha, Joana; Osorio, Rui; Jerónimo, Teresa; Ribeiro, Célia; Mendonça, Catarina; Góis, Mário; Neves, Pedro LeãoDear Editor, Amyloidosis represents a family of diseases characterized by the deposition of proteinaceous material in the extracellular space that, by forming insoluble clusters on various tissues and organs, affects its function.