
- Published: August 30, 2019
- By: Tiffany Caza, MD
- Tags: ABBA, Anti-brush border antibody disease, Interstitial nephritis, LRP-2, LRP2, Megalin, Tubulointerstitial disease
The above painting shows massive tubular basement membrane (electron dense on EM) deposits along proximal tubules with sparing of the distal tubules. This is a finding that can be seen by electron microscopy in anti-brush border antibody disease (ABBA). Tubular basement membrane deposits are also seen in lupus nephritis (all classes), IgG4-associated kidney disease, idiopathic hypocomplementemic interstitial nephritis, polyomavirus nephritis (BK virus or JC virus), or in response to certain medications (eculizumab, NSAIDS, and others). Interstitial inflammation is not prominent in ABBA disease, as it is with other pathologies with tubular basement membrane deposits (such as IgG4-associated disease, drug reactions,...