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Rapidly progressive crescentic diabetic nephropathy: two case reports

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Crescents are not a well recognised feature of diabetic nephropathy. We present two cases of patients presenting with a rapid decline in renal function and subacute onset of nephrotic syndrome.… Click to show full abstract

Crescents are not a well recognised feature of diabetic nephropathy. We present two cases of patients presenting with a rapid decline in renal function and subacute onset of nephrotic syndrome. Glomerulonephritis screening was negative, and renal biopsy revealed non‐necrotising cellular crescents and typical features of late‐stage diabetic nephropathy. We review the literature for diabetic nephropathy with crescents and explore possible underlying mechanisms.

Keywords: two case; nephropathy two; rapidly progressive; crescentic diabetic; progressive crescentic; diabetic nephropathy

Journal Title: Internal Medicine Journal
Year Published: 2022

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