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The patient is a 32-year-old African American female who presents with hypertensive urgency, positive ANA, positive anti-RNA polymerase III antibody,…
Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis
The patient is a 60-year-old male who presents with proteinuria, hematuria, and a creatinine of 2.8 mg/dL. He was in…
VEGF Inhibitor
The patient is a 70-year-old white female who presents with 4 gm/24 hr proteinuria and a creatinine of 1.2 mg/dl.…
Hemosiderosis
An 80-year-old white male presents with a creatinine of 4.2 (baseline 1.1) on routine lab examination. His medical history is…
AL Amyloidosis
A 70 year-old female presents with nephrotic range proteinuria and a creatinine of 1.2. She was in her normal level…
Lupus Nephritis (Class IV)
A 20-year-old female presents with hematuria, proteinuria, and a creatinine of 1.2 mg/dl. Serologies for ANA are positive. Complement levels…
Renal Oxalosis
A 25-year-old female presents to the hospital with malaise and a creatinine of 3.5. She reports that she was in…
Minimal Change Disease
A 70-year-old female presents with nephrotic range proteinuria.She had been in her regular state of health until 2 weeks ago…
Infection-Associated Glomerulonephritis
A 60-year-old male presents with a painful left hip, hematuria, and a creatinine of 1.5 mg/dl. He was recently hospitalized…
IgA Dominant Infection-Associated Glomerulonephritis
A 65-year-old male presents to the ER with a new onset rash and blood in his urine. The ER doc…
A tale of two cores…
Core A and B were taken from the same patient during the same biopsy procedure. The red blood cells within…
Where is the normal kidney tissue?
This kidney biopsy shows the histologic features characteristic of malakoplakia, which includes a dense, often obliterative, inflammatory infiltrate rich in…
Arteriole Transition
The image captures the transition of an arteriole (arteriole transition) as it loses its internal elastic lamina (black arrow). Note…
IgA nephropathy with something extra…
The biopsy is from a 61-year-old man with a history of intermittent microscopic hematuria for many years who presents with…
Infection-Associated Glomerulonephritis
This biopsy is taken from a 39-year-old woman who presents with abdominal pain, ascites, and lower extremity edema. Her serum…