RT Book, Section
A1 Fervenza, Fernando C.
A1 Cattran, Daniel C.
A2 Lerma, Edgar V.
A2 Berns, Jeffrey S.
A2 Nissenson, Allen R.
SR Print(0)
ID 6335810
T1 Chapter 26. Membranous Nephropathy
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-144787-4
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6335810
RD 2024/04/23
AB The  clinical  features  of  nephrotic  syndrome  are  present.The  glomeruli  are  not  inflamed.The  glomerular  capillary  basement  membrane  appears  thickened.There  is  an  absence  of  glomerular  inflammation.Idiopathic  membranous  nephropathy  (MN)  is  relatively  common  and  remains  the  leading  cause  of  nephrotic  syndrome  in  white  adults.  It  is  diagnosed  by  ruling  out  secondary  causes.Secondary  MN  forms  may  account  for  up  to  one-third  of  cases  and  are  associated  with  autoimmune  diseases.Malignancy  increases  with  increasing  age.