| Literature DB >> 4920546 |
L C da Silva, T de Brito, M E Camargo, D R de Boni, J D Lopes, J Gunji.
Abstract
A study of early glomerular lesions was made in 8 patients infected with Schistosoma mansoni but having no clinical evidence of renal disease. Electron-microscopy of renal biopsies showed the presence of electron-dense deposits in basement membranes and of laminated bodies near the mesangial cells. Immunofluorescence showed that the deposits corresponded to IgG in 8 cases and to IgM in 2 cases. These lesions are comparable with those found in the kidneys of patients with cirrhosis of the liver.Entities:
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Year: 1970 PMID: 4920546 PMCID: PMC2427567
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bull World Health Organ ISSN: 0042-9686 Impact factor: 9.408