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Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
There was a time when chronic pyelonephritis was quite common and diagnosed quite commonly. Learn how the story started and…
Dr. Suresh Balasubramony Visit
This week we have the honor of hosting University of Tennessee Health Science Center Nephrology Fellow Dr. Suresh Balasubramony!
Endocarditis
Crescentic glomerulonephritis is most commonly an autoimmune-related glomerulonephritis (e.g. ANCA, anti-GBM disease, lupus nephritis). However, a recent case series (reference…
Amyloid Casts
The differential diagnosis of acute renal failure in patients with multiple myeloma includes light chain cast nephropathy, amyloidosis, and monoclonal…
Pushing Glass (July 11, 2017)
A 24 day-old phenotypic female baby presents with nephrotic syndrome. Her medical history is significant for severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome…
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…
Fibrillary Glomerulopathy
Commonly heard after we give the diagnosis: I heard about this in Fellowship This 62-year-old African-American just completed treatment for…
Arkanines: Amiya
Meet Amiya! As Dr. Sharma’s wife would say, “Shree belongs to her.” Amiya loves her milk-bone treats and thinks that…
Warfarin
Patients with warfarin-related nephropathy present with an acute rise in serum Cr after becoming supratherapeutic on warfarin therapy (INR>3). The…
Mitochondrial Inclusions
The image shows numerous crystalline-type mitochondrial inclusions. Morphologic abnormalities of mitochondria include abnormal size (usually enlargement), branched or concentric cristae,…
Arkana Physician Spotlight: Dr. Boils
Dr. Boils joined Arkana Laboratories in February 2011 as a renal pathology fellow and was brought on as an attending…
Diabetic Nephropathy
Protein Insudative Lesions in Diabetic Glomerulopathy Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis is the classic appearance of diabetic glomerulopathy. However, diabetic nephropathy…
Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
Chronic interstitial nephritis is a diagnosis made on renal biopsy when interstitial inflammation is present in a background of fibrosis…
(CMV) Cytomegalovirus
The biopsy from this adult kidney transplant recipient shows features of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, including prominent enlargement (cytomegalo-) of tubular…