Role of light and immunofluorescence microscopy to differentiate primary and secondary membranous nephropathy

• Main Authors: Keya Basu (Author), Moumita Sengupta (Author), Sriranjan Mukherjee (Author), Subhrajyoti Karmakar (Author), Arpita Roychowdhury (Author), Manimoy Bandopadhyay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Membranous nephropathy (MN) causes nephrotic syndrome, mostly primary but may be associated with SLE, infections, cancer, or drug. Aims: To estimate clinical, serological, light microscopic, and direct immunofluorescence (DIF) findings to differentiate primary and secondary MN. Settings and...