Primary Sjögren’s syndrome presenting with non-diffuse membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis-like lesions in cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis: a case report
This case represents the first reported instance of non-diffuse MPGN with cryoglobulinemic GN secondary to pSS. Infection may serve as a key factor in exacerbating cryoglobulinemia and triggering cryoglobulinemic GN onset.
Authors
- FengKun Chen
- Zhi-Yu Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5761-0964)
- Yan Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4216-7880)
- Yali Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9568-7498)
- Guangyan Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8586-6353)
- Xuanli Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7652-5474)
- Xu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6952-5196)
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN)
- Peking University First Hospital (CN)
- Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1610017
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- General Hospital of People’s Liberation Army