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. 1992 Mar;68(797):206–208. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.68.797.206

Glomerulonephritis in sarcoidosis: causal relationship unproven.

R S Howard 1, R Gabriel 1
PMCID: PMC2399239  PMID: 1589380

Abstract

Two patients with sarcoidosis and glomerular mesangial proliferative lesions are described. Although a causative relationship between sarcoidosis and glomerulonephritis has been suggested, critical review of the literature fails to confirm this.

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