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Diabetic Nephropathy
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Diabetic Nephropathy

Protein Insudative Lesions in Diabetic Glomerulopathy Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis is the classic appearance of diabetic glomerulopathy. However, diabetic nephropathy…

Patrick D. Walker, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories
By Patrick D. Walker, MD
(CIN) Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
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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
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(CMV) Cytomegalovirus

The biopsy from this adult kidney transplant recipient shows features of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, including prominent enlargement (cytomegalo-) of tubular…


FSGS Tip Lesion
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FSGS Tip Lesion – Secondary

The patient is a 64-year-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, who presents with an increased…

Lupus Nephritis ISN/RPS Class V
By L. Nich Cossey, MD
The 5th International Congress of Pediatric Urology - Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation
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The 5th International Congress of Pediatric Urology – Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation

Congratulations to our friends at The 5th International Congress of Pediatric Urology – Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation for another successful…

By Chassity Jordan

IgG Background Staining in Diabetic Nephropathy
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IgG Background Staining in Diabetic Nephropathy

Immunofluorescence staining with IgG in a patient with diabetic nephropathy shows enhanced linear staining along the glomerular basement membranes and…

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

Ernest Goodpasture

The year is 1918. Are your lungs injected with blood? Kidneys with crescents? Better talk to Dr. Goodpasture. Its not…

Fred Silva, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories
By Dr. Fred Silva
Hemoglobin
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Hemoglobin

The H&E photomicrographs show acute tubular injury with eosinophilic beaded casts (arrow). Immunohistochemical stains were strongly positive hemoglobin in the…


Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL and SLL)
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Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL and SLL)

This renal biopsy was taken from an 82-year-old man with acute renal failure and nephrotic range proteinuria. His past medical…

Marianne Hennigar artwork for Arkana Laboratories
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Arkana Artwork

Here’s another great piece we proudly display in our hallway, from one of our talented artist friends! Marianne Hennigar is…

By Chassity Jordan
Thin Basement Membrane Disease
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Thin Basement Membrane Disease

This 41-year-old female presents with microscopy hematuria and subnephrotic proteinuria. The clinical workup is negative for urinary tract infection, nephrolithiasis…


positive adenovirus IHC stain
Diagnose This!

Diagnose This! (June 19, 2017 )

Whats your diagnosis in this renal transplant?   …

By L. Nich Cossey, MD
River Cities Dragon Boat Festival 2017
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River Cities Dragon Boat Festival 2017

We’re here at the River Cities Dragon Boat Festival! Thanks to FedEx rowing with us, we won our first race!!…

By Chassity Jordan
Minimal Change Disease and New Onset DM Type I
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Minimal Change Disease and New Onset DM Type I

AN ODD COINCIDENCE? OR ARE THEY RELATED? This biopsy is from a teenager who had a viral illness 6 weeks…

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