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Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in Turkey: Turkish Society of Nephrology-Glomerular Diseases (TSN-GOLD) Working Group.

Zeki AydınKultigin TurkmenFatih DedeEmre YasarSavas OzturkMehmet AydinErhan TatarGarip SahinGulizar MangaOzgur OtoAbdullah SumnuEray ErogluTamer DincerBelda DursunNecmi ErenMustafa SevincFatma Betul GuzelSerkan YalinSim KutlaySuheyla ApaydinHaci Bayram BerktasSinan KazanHamad DheirFeyza BoraTaner BasturkIdris Sahin
Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2020)
Our data are generally compatible with the literature. Advanced chronic histopathological findings were prominent in the biopsy of 21 patients. Early biopsy should be performed to confirm the diagnosis of RPGN and to avoid unnecessary intensive immunosuppressive therapy. In addition to the treatments applied, detailed data, including patient and renal survival, are needed.
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