2023年5月9日 · Crescentic glomerulonephritis occurs when capillaries in the kidney become damaged and leak certain substances. These form crescent-shaped deposits around the glomeruli. Infections, autoimmune conditions, or certain medications may cause the condition.

2023年8月24日 · The kidney condition known as crescentic glomerulonephritis (CGN) is characterized by glomeruli that are inflamed and damaged. The kidneys' small glomeruli are in charge of filtering waste materials and extra fluid from the blood.

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a syndrome of the kidney that is characterized by a rapid loss of kidney function, [4][5] (usually a 50% decline in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) within 3 months) [5] with glomerular crescent formation seen in at least 50% [5] or 75% [4] of glomeruli seen on kidney biopsies.

2016年1月14日 · Crescents are lesions that indicate severe glomerular injury, but they do not denote the disease itself. While some diseases are more likely to cause crescents than others, crescents can occasionally be seen with almost any GN.

Crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) is a chronic immune-mediated disease which causes severe glomerular inflammation and injury, and often leads to irreversible kidney failure. It is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

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Overview of the classification and treatment of rapidly progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis

In crescentic glomerulonephritis, the characteristic renal pathologic finding is extracapillary proliferation with crescent formation. Many, but not all, affected patients have a rapid loss of renal function, consistent with a syndrome known as crescentic rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.

Management of idiopathic crescentic and diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis: Evidence-based recommendations. Idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) often presents with a rapid loss of renal function and pathology showing extensive crescent formation.

Crescents are classical histopathological lesions found in severe forms of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, also referred to as crescentic glomerulonephritis (CGN).