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Table 5 Data of patients receiving renal re-biopsy

From: Persistent hematuria in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis during clinical remission: chronic glomerular lesion or low-grade active renal vasculitis?

Patient (No.)

Age/gender

ANCA types

Organs involved

Initial Scr (μmol/L)

Duration of induction therapy (months)

Scr at the beginning of maintenance therapy (μmol/L)

Scr at re-biopsy (μmol/L)

Time interval of the re-biopsy (months)

Renal biopsy findings

Scr at last follow-up (μmol/L)

1

51/F

MPO

L,K,J

638

8

134

157

34

three cellular crescents, 10 cellular-fibrous crescents, 14 fibrous crescents in a total of 32 glomeruli

131

2

21/F

MPO

S,K

146

6

128

130

33

one cellular crescent, 1 cellular-fibrous crescent, 3 fibrous crescents in a total of 11 glomeruli

152

3

40/F

MPO

K

77

6

98

102

85

Three fibrous crescents in a total of 13 glomeruli

104

  1. Abbreviations L Lung, K Kidney, S Skin, J Joint