Relevance of glomerular C4d deposition in pediatric patients with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura compared to IgA nephritis

• Main Authors: Kerstin Benz (Author), Fulvia Ferrazzi (Author), Matthias Galiano (Author), Katja Sauerstein (Author), Eva Vonbrunn (Author), Christoph Daniel (Author), Maike Büttner-Herold (Author), Kerstin Amann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis (GN) in western countries and Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) is the most common form of vasculitis in childhood. Renal biopsy findings in both nephropathies are often similar and are characterized by mesan...