Tropical Infectious Diseases and the Kidney

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Fig. 12.1 Ultrasonography of a patient with unilateral renal tuberculosis showing dilated collecting system (caliectasis) and thinning of the renal parenchyma. From Figueiredo et al. [9]; used with permission Fig….

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IgA Nephropathy and Schöenlein-Henoch Purpura Nephritis

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Gastrointestinal diseases Celiac disease Crohn’s disease Ulcerative colitis Hepatic diseases Alcoholic liver disease Hepatic B viral infections Chronic schistosomiasis Cryptogenic cirrhosis Primary biliary cirrhosis Portosystemic shunts Autoimmune diseases Granulomatosis with…

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Amyloidosis

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(1) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA (2) Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA   Abstract Amyloidosis is a group of diseases characterized by…

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Reflux Nephropathy and Vesicoureteral Reflux

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Fig 25.1 Voiding cystourethrogram revealed right vesicoureteral reflux to blunted calices (not shown). Images provided by Dr. Akira Kawashima, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Fig 25.2 Delayed enhanced…

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Chronic Interstitial Nephritis

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Fig. 24.1 Simplistic schematic representation of the general relationship between inflammatory cells (resident and infiltrating), vessels, fibroblasts, tubules and extracellular matrix in the normal kidney. The interrelation and interaction between…

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Cryoglobulinemias

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Fig. 7.1 Skin histology. Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis with fibrinoid necrosis of the capillary walls with pyknotic nuclei and nuclear debris of granulocytes and mononuclear cell infiltrates Rheumatologic Manifestations.  Arthralgias, usually bilateral…

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Anti-glomerular Basement Membrane Disease

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Anti-GBM disease ANCA-associated vasculitis • May present with rapidly progressive renal failure and anuria • Systemic prodromal symptoms are uncommon • Dialysis dependency at presentation rarely associated with renal recovery…

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Kidney

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Fig. 11.1 The pathogenesis of lupus nephritis and novel therapies based on pathogenic pathways. In this model lupus nephritis begins with the accumulation of autoreactive self-antigens such as nucleosomes. The…

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Cytomegalovirus, BK, and Other Viral Infections of the Kidney

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Fig. 14.1 Renal biopsy showing a large cell with CMV inclusions and surrounding interstitial inflammation (H&E, 60×) Fig. 14.2 Immunohistochemistry (immunoperoxidase staining) showing CMV-infected cells Other Immunocompromised Hosts Besides renal…

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Membranous Nephropathy

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Fig. 5.1 Representative light microscopy showing thickened glomerular basement membranes with spikes and pinholes (arrows) on higher power. (a) PAS stain, 40×; (b) PAS 60×; (c) Silver stain 60×; (d)…

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