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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep 20;128(18):2555-6.
doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.164992.

Development of Crescentic Immunoglobulin A Nephritis and Multiple Autoantibodies in a Patient during Adalimumab Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Xia Li, Jie Ma  1 , Yan Zhao, Hai-Yun Wang, Xue-Mei Li
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Case Reports

Development of Crescentic Immunoglobulin A Nephritis and Multiple Autoantibodies in a Patient during Adalimumab Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Xia Li et al. Chin Med J (Engl). .
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Figure 1
Renal pathology of the patient. (a) H and E staining (original magnification, ×400) of renal biopsy demonstrating proliferation of mesangial cells and matrix (arrow). (b) Periodic acid-silver metheramine staining (original magnification, ×400) of renal biopsy showed cellular crescents (arrow). (c) Immunofluorescence of renal biopsy showed immunoglobulin A deposits in the mesangium (arrow).
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