Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a patient with chronic brucellosis

• Main Authors: Simella Provatopoulou (Author), Marios Papasotiriou (Author), Evangelos Papachristou (Author), Hariklia Gakiopoulou (Author), Markos Marangos (Author), Dimitrios S. Goumenos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brucellosis is the most common zoonotic disease in Greece, with an endemic distribution and can affect any organ. Infiltration of the renal parenchyma causes acute and chronic interstitial nephritis with granulomas, whereas renal glomeruli are rarely affected. The disease has been sporadically repor...