Necrotic crescentic glomerulonephritis and IGA nephropathy: Lee-Haas classification revisited
Wael Latif Jabur
Department of Nephrology, NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Wael Latif Jabur NMC Specialty Hospital, P. O. Box 7832 Dubai United Arab Emirates
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PMID: 21743230
Capillary necrosis is frequently encountered in most forms of proliferative glomerulonephritis, and varies in severity from only occasional finding to severe form of glomerular vasculitis. We report a patient who presented with features of acute glomerulonephritis. Kidney biopsy showed crescents in 30% of the glomeruli, diffuse mesangial expansion and hypercellularity with IgA deposits on immunofluorescence. The relevance of the Lee-Haas classification is discussed in relation to assessing prognosis.
