Atlas of Renal Pathology II
Renal atheroembolic disease is a vascular injury caused by cholesterol emboli from atherosclerotic plaques. It is commonly seen in patients older than 50 years with
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Myeloma cast nephropathy, also known as light chain cast nephropathy or myeloma kidney, commonly presents as acute kidney injury, and is one of the most common kidney
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A 70-year-old woman was diagnosed with Sjögren syndrome four years ago. She also has a history of hypertension, which has recently become difficult to control. She presented
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The AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology II has recently provided a succinct summary of the diagnosis of AL (light chain) amyloidosis, the most common type of renal amyloidosis, and
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A recent installment of the AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology II gives a succinct summary of the morphologic criteria that may be used to diagnose acute antibody-mediated
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A comparison of the criteria for acute and chronic antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in the November installment of the AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology II shows that only
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Post prepared by and all images courtesy of Tibor Nadasdy, MD, AJKD Blog Contributor and AJKD Kidney Biopsy Teaching Case Advisory Board member. For a PDF version of the
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Congenital (presenting before age 3 months) and infantile (presenting at age 4-12 months) nephrotic syndrome are commonly caused by genetic defects. Diffuse mesangial
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Post prepared by and all images courtesy of Tibor Nadasdy, MD, AJKD Blog Contributor and AJKD Kidney Biopsy Teaching Case Advisory Board member. For a PDF version of the
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Both congenital nephrotic syndrome of Finnish type (CNF) and diffuse mesangial sclerosis (DMS) represent major histopathologic patterns resulting in congenital nephrotic
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