Revista Colombiana de Nefrología (Jan 2015)

Renal vasculitis in Colombia

  • F Ramírez,
  • W Rojas,
  • D Jaramillo,
  • C Ochoa,
  • CA Toro,
  • Paul Méndez-Patarroyo,
  • P Coral,
  • J Cantillo,
  • G Ramírez,
  • G Quintana,
  • JF Restrepo,
  • F Rondón,
  • G Aroca,
  • Antonio Iglesias Gamarra

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22265/acnef.2.1.192
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1

Abstract

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A retrospective review of publications about primary vasculitis cases was performed from the Colombian medical literature, the clinical and pathological features are described. The Renal vasculitis occurred in 33.9% of cases of primary vasculitis reviewed and was more frequent in women. The main clinical, hematological, immunological variables and nephropathology and immunosuppressive treatments used findings are described.