AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology: Cholesterol Emboli
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 [...]
Atlas of Renal Pathology II
This is a series of blog posts related to AJKD‘s Atlas of Renal Pathology II.
AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology: Light Chain Cast Nephropathy
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 [...]
Atlas: Clinical Quiz 5
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 [...]
Renal Amyloidosis – What We Need to Consider, Practical Tips
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 [...]
Practical Tips for the Diagnosis of Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection
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 [...]
Acute and Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection Represent a Continuum of Endothelial Injury Involving Multiple Immune Mechanisms
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 [...]
Atlas: Clinical Quiz 4
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 [...]
Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis
Congenital (presenting before age 3 months) and infantile (presenting at age 4-12 months) nephrotic syndrome are commonly caused by genetic defects. Diffuse mesangial [...]
Atlas: Clinical Quiz 3
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 [...]
Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome: Finnish Type or Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis?
Both congenital nephrotic syndrome of Finnish type (CNF) and diffuse mesangial sclerosis (DMS) represent major histopathologic patterns resulting in congenital nephrotic [...]