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Crescentic glomerulonephritis

MedGen UID:
96040
Concept ID:
C0403416
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Crescentic glomerulonephritis (disease)
SNOMED CT: Proliferative crescentic glomerulonephritis (236398000); Idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis (236398000); Crescentic glomerulonephritis (236398000); CGN - Crescentic glomerulonephritis (236398000)
 
HPO: HP:0008653
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001645

Definition

A type of extracapillary glomerulonephritis characterized by the formation of crescent-like cellular proliferation. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Crescentic glomerulonephritis
  • Crescentic glomerulonephritis
    • Crescentic glomerulonephritis
      • Crescentic glomerulonephritis
        • Crescentic glomerulonephritis
          • Crescentic glomerulonephritis
            • Crescentic glomerulonephritis
              • Crescentic glomerulonephritis

Conditions with this feature

Autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome
MedGen UID:
1800821
Concept ID:
C5243948
Disease or Syndrome
Systemic autoinflammation and autoimmunity with immune dysregulation (AIAISD) is an autosomal dominant systemic autoinflammatory disorder with autoimmunity and immune dysregulation. Affected individuals present in the first decade of life with variable features that may include interstitial lung disease, alveolar hemorrhage, inflammatory arthritis, neuromyelitis optica, livedo reticularis, dysautonomia, recurrent infections, and renal disease. Laboratory studies usually show high-titer autoantibodies and features of inflammation, including a type I interferon (e.g., 147660) signature and elevation of inflammatory cytokines. The disorder shows significant incomplete penetrance; most carrier parents are unaffected (summary by Watkin et al., 2015; Delafontaine et al., 2024).

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PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

Liu Y, Xu K, Xiang Y, Ma B, Li H, Li Y, Shi Y, Li S, Bai Y
Front Immunol 2023;14:1303076. Epub 2024 Jan 4 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1303076. PMID: 38239353Free PMC Article
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Udomkarnjananun S, Puapatanakul P, Praditpornsilpa K
Lancet 2020 Oct 24;396(10259):e63. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32135-8. PMID: 33543713
Ferrario F, Vanzati A, Pagni F
Clin Exp Nephrol 2013 Oct;17(5):652-658. Epub 2012 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s10157-012-0701-8. PMID: 23180037

Therapy

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Prognosis

Liu Y, Xu K, Xiang Y, Ma B, Li H, Li Y, Shi Y, Li S, Bai Y
Front Immunol 2023;14:1303076. Epub 2024 Jan 4 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1303076. PMID: 38239353Free PMC Article
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Clinical prediction guides

Kuang H, Jiang N, Jia XY, Cui Z, Zhao MH
Autoimmun Rev 2024 Apr;23(4):103531. Epub 2024 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2024.103531. PMID: 38493958
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Ferrario F, Vanzati A, Pagni F
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Recent systematic reviews

Meena J, Nangla P, Ojha S, Sinha A, Hari P, Bagga A
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