A 5-year retrospective study to determine the spectrum of crescentic glomerulonephritis in three tertiary hospitals in Gauteng Province, South Africa

This study revealed the predominant cause of CGN to be lupus nephritis in 82.1% of patients, followed by PIGN in 5.1%. The prevalence of CGN was 4.4%. This study emphasises the variation in aetiologies of CGN in sub-Saharan Africa.

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South African Medical Journal
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2025-11-04
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https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i10.3476
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
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A 5-year retrospective study to determine the spectrum of crescentic glomerulonephritis in three tertiary hospitals in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Suresh Kumar Meel
South African Medical Journal
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
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A 5-year retrospective study to determine the spectrum of crescentic glomerulonephritis in three tertiary hospitals in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Suresh Kumar Meel
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This study revealed the predominant cause of CGN to be lupus nephritis in 82.1% of patients, followed by PIGN in 5.1%. The prevalence of CGN was 4.4%. This study emphasises the variation in aetiologies of CGN in sub-Saharan Africa.

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A 5-year retrospective study to determine the spectrum of crescentic glomerulonephritis in three tertiary hospitals in Gauteng Province, South Africa — Suresh Kumar Meel · South African Medical Journal (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS