American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages 1168-1173 , December 2008

Crescentic Glomerulonephritis Associated With Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome

  • Leah Balsam, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Leah Balsam, MD, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Box 49, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow, NY 11554
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  • Mohammed Karim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY
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  • Frederick Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY
    • ,
  • Sofia Rubinstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY

Received 16 January 2008 ,Accepted 8 July 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.024 on September 29, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01121-9

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.024

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages 1168-1173 , December 2008

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