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Glomerulonefritis después de la infección por parvovirus humano en la enfermedad de células falciformes homocigóticas
K J Wierenga1, J R Pattison, N Brink
1MRC Laboratories, Jamaica.
Lancet (London, England)
|August 19, 1995
Resumen
Los brotes de parvovirus B19 humanos pueden desencadenar el síndrome nefrótico y la glomerulonefritis en pacientes con enfermedad de células falciformes. Este daño renal, incluida la glomerulosclerosis segmental focal, puede conducir a insuficiencia renal crónica y deterioro de la función renal.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Nefrología Nefrología.
- Virología Virología.
- Hematología Hematología.
Sus antecedentes:
- La enfermedad de células falciformes (SCD) es un trastorno sanguíneo genético.
- El parvovirus humano B19 (B19) es un virus común que puede causar varios problemas de salud.
- Las crisis aplásicas son una complicación conocida de la infección por B19 en pacientes con ECS.
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