Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with an Epstein-Barr virus infection
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Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with an Epstein–Barr virus infection
Type 1 membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is an immune complex-mediated disorder that has been associated with certain viral infections including hepatitis C, hepatitis B, hepatitis G, HIV and Hantavirus. We describe a patient with type 1 MPGN in native kidneys and nephrotic syndrome in whom there was strong evidence that a primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection played a causat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Kidney Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2048-8505,2048-8513
DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfn098