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Which of the following conditions are associated with paucity - immune crescentic glomerulonephritis?

A
Henoch - Schonlein Nephritis
B
Lupus Nephritis (SLE)
C
Microscopic polyangitis
D
Nephritis in Alpo's syndrome
High-Yield Explanation
Microscopic polyangiitis is an ill-defined autoimmune disease characterized by a systemic, pauci-immune, necrotizing, small-vessel vasculitis without clinical or pathological evidence of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. It is type III Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). Around 90% patient s will have P-ANCA positive. Ref: Emil A. Tanagho, Jack W. McAninch (2004), Chapter 31, "Diagnosis of Medical Renal Diseases", In the book, "Smith's General Urology", USA, Page 523; Robbin's Basic Pathology, 7th Edition, Page 977

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