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Granulomata section 21  Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract 4990 Experimental studies have demonstrated unequivocally that ANCA induce neutrophil activation, superoxide and cytokine release, and can cause neutrophil-​mediated endothelial cytotoxicity. AN...

Growth factors

Haemodynamic factors

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Hyperglycaemia

IgA vasculitis (Henoch– Schönlein purpura)

Introduction section 21  Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract 4988 21.10.2  The kidney in systemic vasculitis David Jayne ESSENTIALS Systemic vasculitis can occur as a primary autoimmune disorder, or as a secondary manifestation of another disease process...

Investigation

Jonathan Barratt and John Feehally 21.8.2 Thin membrane nephropathy 4918 Peter Topham and John Feehally section 21  Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract 4918 21.8.2  Thin membrane nephropathy Peter Topham and John Feehally ESSENTIALS Thin membrane nephrop...

Likely developments in the near future

List of abbreviations xxxv Abbreviations 5-​FU 5-​fluorouracil 5-​HIAA 5-​hydroxyindoleacetic acid 5-​HT 5-​hydroxytryptamine 5-​HT 5-​hydroxytryptamine AAA acquired aplastic anaemia AAFB acid-​ and alcohol-​fast bacilli AASLD American Association for t...

Malignant diseases of the urinary tract 5136 Tim Eisen, Freddie C. Hamdy, and Robert A. Huddart

Mechanical and structural factors 21.10.1  Diabetes mellitus and the kidney 4977 type 1 diabetes, although this distinction is not absolute. What is certain is that progression of nephropathy is much faster in patients with higher systemic blood pressure. Haem...

Nonrenal outcomes

Other aspects section 21  Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract 4984 Criteria for diagnosis Diabetic nephropathy is a clinical diagnosis based upon the finding of albuminuria in a patient with diabetes and in whom there is no evidence of urinary infection....

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Pathology and pathogenesis

Pathology