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anti GBM disease
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Anti GBM Disease

This biopsy from an 80-year-old male with acute kidney injury shows glomeruli with frequent rupture of the capillary loops and…

endocarditis associated glomerulonephritis
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Endocarditis

Crescentic glomerulonephritis is most commonly an autoimmune-related glomerulonephritis (e.g. ANCA, anti-GBM disease, lupus nephritis). However, a recent case series (reference…

Medullary Angiitis in renal biopsy
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Renal Medullary Angiitis

This 56-year-old female presented with acute kidney injury, hematuria, and mild proteinuria. All serologic studies were negative except for antineutrophil…


Dense deposit disease
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Pushing Glass (May 16, 2017)

A 15-year-old boy had a kidney biopsy because of the persistent nephrotic syndrome. His medical history is significant for resolved…

By Md Shahrier Amin, MD
Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal IgG Deposits (PGMID)
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Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal IgG Deposits

This 76-year-old white female developed nephrotic syndrome over about 3 months. She has proteinuria, 9 gm/24h and an elevated creatinine…

Patrick D. Walker, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories
By Patrick D. Walker, MD
Anti-GBM (Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane)
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Anti-GBM

A 19-year-old Caucasian male patient presented with acute renal failure. Serum creatinine was 4.9 mg/dL and he had hematuria and…


Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease
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Pushing Glass (March 14, 2017)

The patient is a 61-year-old female who presents with hematuria and a creatinine of 6.23 mg/dL (baseline creatinine of 1.17…