RAPID PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS IN DRUG-INDUCED BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID

Abstract

Rapid progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is characterized by rapid loss of kidney function. This is a severe form of kidney inflammation in some patients with renal disease associated with autoimmune conditions like drug-induced bullous pemphigoid (DIBP). DIBP-induced RPGN involves a complex of mechanisms, involving immune system responses and the formation of crescent structures within glomeruli.