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ArticleCase reports in medicine2014

Collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Hassan Tariq, Arsalan Rafiq, Giovanni Franchin

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Article in Case reports in medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Hassan TariqBronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine, 1650 Selwyn Avenue, Suit 10C, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9178-0342
Arsalan RafiqBronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine, 1650 Selwyn Avenue, Suit 10C, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8010-4317
Giovanni FranchinBronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine, 1650 Selwyn Avenue, Suit 10C, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a 36-year-old female from Ghana who presented with atypical chest pain and shortness of breath and was found to have bilateral transudative pleural effusion and trivial pericardial effusion. Further work-up revealed serological markers consistent with active lupus and negative HIV. She developed rapid deterioration of her renal function requiring dialysis. Her renal biopsy showed collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis, consistent with lupus nephritis class II along with tubular degenerative changes. She was started on high dose steroids and later on mycophenolate mofetil. Her renal function slowly recovered to baseline.

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PMCPMC4144085

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