The coexistence of membranous glomerulonephritis and its cause in the same biopsy: the two faces of IgG4-related kidney disease

• Main Authors: Francesco Fortarezza (Author), Michele Rossini (Author), Maria Grazia Fiore (Author), Domenico Piscitelli (Author), Loreto Gesualdo (Author), Leonardo Resta (Author), Roberta Rossi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic immune-mediated disease characterized by fibroinflammatory tumor-like masses that show the peculiar morphological features of storiform fibrosis, lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates rich in IgG4 positive plasma cells and obliterans phlebitis. The disease affect...