Correlation of Red Blood Cell Casts With Renal Dysfunction in Patients With Infection-related Glomerulonephritis

CONCLUSIONS.—: Particular attention to the extent of RBC casts on kidney biopsy is recommended in patients with IRGN because these portend worse renal dysfunction, more so in patients requiring anticoagulation (including for hemodialysis) because they are especially vulnerable to developing anticoagulant-related nephropathy.PMID:37622459 | DOI:10.5858/arpa.2022-0514-OA

Source: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - August 25, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Mineaki Kitamura Laura Biederman Dalia Ibrahim Tibor Nadasdy Sergey V Brodsky Anjali A Satoskar Source Type: research