Cryofibrinogen-associated glomerulonephritis diagnosed by mass spectrometry and immunoelectron microscopy

• Main Authors: Masanori Sudo (Author), Yuichi Sakamaki (Author), Michihiro Hosojima (Author), Suguru Yamamoto (Author), Yumi Ito (Author), Naofumi Imai (Author), Yoshikatsu Kaneko (Author), Shin Goto (Author), Chih-Ping Li (Author), Akira Shimizu (Author), Ichiei Narita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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A 60-year-old male presented with accelerated hypertension, renal insufficiency, proteinuria, and hematuria. Percutaneous kidney biopsy revealed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) without any immunoglobulin and complement deposition. On performing electron microscopy, deposits with a tu...