amyloidosis

#PathPointer: Congo Red-Positive Light Chain Cast Nephropathy

February 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

PathPointers highlight important everyday teaching points when reviewing kidney histology. These brief and easy-to-read blog posts include real clinical images to demonstrate various biopsy findings. Light chain cast nephropathy (LCCN) is the most [read more...]

Test Your Knowledge: Dysproteinemic Kidney Diseases

December 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

A recent AJKD Core Curriculum by Hogan et al reviews the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of dysproteinemic kidney diseases. Test your knowledge on this topic with the quiz below. For a PDF version of the questions & answers, please click [read more...]

Congo Red: From Amyloid to Aspirin

May 29, 2019 // 1 Comment

Congo red is synonymous with amyloidosis. The visually stunning apple green birefringence lights up the eyes and minds of pathologists and nephrologists. Like many histological stains, Congo red was originally a textile dye that was later used to [read more...]

Nodular Glomerulosclerosis – Not All Are Created Equal

July 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

PathPointers is a new type of blog post that will highlight important everyday teaching points when reviewing kidney histology. These blog posts will be brief and easy-to-read, using real clinical images to demonstrate various biopsy findings. In [read more...]

Renal Amyloidosis – What We Need to Consider, Practical Tips

January 21, 2016 // 2 Comments

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 compared it with hereditary and other non-AL amyloidosis. Related [read more...]

SCM15: Novel Amyloid Protein

March 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

Dr. Asa Deep Koganti (ADK), from John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, discusses his abstract for the National Kidney Foundation’s 2015 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM15), Novel Amyloid Protein: A Cause of Nonproteinuric [read more...]

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