Extracapillary glomerulonephritis and leprosy: An uncommon association.

Nefrologia

Departamento de Medicina y Especialidades Médicas, Universidad de Alcalá (UAH), Guadalajara, España; Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, España.

Published: December 2017

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