Is there a link between diabetic glomerular injury and crescent formation? A case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Otani Naoko (Author), Akimoto Tetsu (Author), Yumura Wako (Author), Matsubara Daisuke (Author), Iwazu Yoshitaka (Author), Numata Akihiko (Author), Miki Takuya (Author), Takemoto Fumi (Author), Fukushima Noriyoshi (Author), Muto Shigeaki (Author), Kusano Eiji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Glomerular crescents are most commonly associated with rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis; however, they also develop in response to a wide range of primary and secondary glomerular injuries. Since various kind of glomerulopathies occasionally over...