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. 2014 Dec 16;10(1):54–62. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03230314

Table 1.

Clinical and histologic data for patients with pauci-immune necrotizing GN and controls

PNGN (n=17)
 Mean age, yr (range) 42.2 (3–74)
 Sex 6 men, 11 women
 Race/ethnicity 12 W, 3 L, 2 B
 Proteinuria 16
 Hematuria 17
 Mean serum creatinine, mg/dl (range) 1.43 (0.5–6.6)
 Mean eGFR, ml/min per 1.73 m2 (range) 81.3 (10.3–195.4)
 ANCA-positive 14
  Anti-MPO 8
  Anti-PR3 6
 ANCA negative 3
 No. of glomeruli per biopsya 14 (5–27)
 No. with segmental fibrinoid necrosis (range) 2 (1–5)
 No. with cellular crescents (range) 2 (1–11)
 No. with fibrous or fibrocellular crescents (range) 0.53 (0–3)
 No. with normal appearance (range) 10 (3–25)
 No. of globally sclerotic (range) 0.6 (0–3)
 Interstitial inflammation scoreb 1.1±0.8
 Tubulitis score 0.7±1
 Interstitial fibrosis score 0.4±0.5
 Tubular atrophy score 0.4±0.5
 Acute tubular necrosis/injury 0
 Arteriosclerosis score 0.8±0.9
 Arteriolosclerosis score 0.6±0.8
Controls
 Anti-GBM GN (n=5)
  No. of glomeruli per biopsya 10 (5–14)
  No. with segmental fibrinoid necrosis (range) 2 (1–4)
  Immune complex GN (n=8)
   SLE 4
   IgAN 4
  No. of glomeruli per biopsya 24.5 (10–45)
  No. with segmental fibrinoid necrosis (range) 1.5 (1–4)
 TBMN (n=5)
  No. of glomeruli per biopsya 13 (8–22)

PNGN, pauci-immune necrotizing GN; MPO, myeloperoxidase; PR3, proteinase 3; GBM, glomerular basement membrane; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; IgAN, IgA nephropathy; TBMN, thin basement membrane nephropathy; W, white; L, Latino; B, black.

a

Data given as mean (range) per biopsy.

b

Mean score using the Banff schema (0–3)±SD.