Hepatitis B virus-related nephropathy and lupus nephritis: Morphologic similarities of two clinical entities

Modern Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-172

  Fernand Mac Moune, Lai ^a,b   To, K F ^a   Wang, A Y M ^a   Choi, P C L ^a   Szeto, C C ^a   Li, P K T ^a   Leung, C B ^a   Lai, K N ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antinuclear antibodies; Hematoxyphil bodies; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B virus related nephropathy; Lupus nephritis; Membranous nephropathy; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0343048350     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3880031     Document Type: Article

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