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Necrotizing Vasculitis
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Necrotizing Vasculitis

Necrotizing vasculitis as shown using fluorescence with DAPI-FITC-Texas Red excitation on an H&E stained section. Subtle and not so subtle…

Patrick D. Walker, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories
By Patrick D. Walker, MD
Amyloid Composed of Leukocyte Chemotactic Factor 2 (LECT2)
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LECT2

Photomicrographs show extensive interstitial and glomerular deposition of Congo red positive material that stains positive for LECT2. Despite being one…

Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis
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Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis

Figure 1: PAS-stained section showing a glomerulus with a membranoproliferative pattern of glomerular injury characterized by mesangial matrix expansion and…


AL Type (Lambda Light Chain Restricted)
Diagnose This!

Diagnose This! (April 10, 2017)

Diagnose this! ​   ​ ​   ​   ​ ​   ​   ​   ​   ​   ​…

By L. Nich Cossey, MD
Diffuse and Nodular Glomerulosclerosis in Diabetic Glomerulopathy
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Diffuse and Nodular Glomerulosclerosis in Diabetic Glomerulopathy

Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis is the classic appearance of diabetic glomerulopathy. Note the variability in mesangial areas in this one…

Patrick D. Walker, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories
By Patrick D. Walker, MD
THSD7A Protein
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THSD7A

Granular capillary loop staining for thrombospondin type-1 domain-containing 7A (THSD7A). Our understanding of the pathogenesis of membranous glomerulopathy was transformed…


Membranous-like Glomerulopathy with Masked IgG Kappa Deposits
Pushing Glass

Pushing Glass (April 4, 2017)

The patient is a 30-year-old female who presents with nephrotic range proteinuria and a creatinine of 2.5. She has a…

Michael Kuperman, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories
By Michael Kuperman, MD
Cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis
Pushing Glass

Pushing Glass (March 22, 2017)

A 71-year-old woman with a history of multiple myeloma, hypertension and vitamin D deficiency presented with decreased renal function. Investigations…

By Md Shahrier Amin, MD
Collagenofibrotic Glomerulopathy
Diagnose This!

Diagnose This! (February 20, 2017)

The patient is a 42 y/o Southern Indian male who presents with longstanding, subnephrotic proteinuria, mild edema, and renal insufficiency.Pick…

By L. Nich Cossey, MD