Renal Transplant Pathology Volker Nickeleit Michael Mengel Robert B. Colvin INTRODUCTION Renal transplantation provides a cost-effective therapy worldwide that improves survival and quality of life for patients with end-stage renal…
Renal Neoplasms John N. Eble David J. Grignon A diverse array of tumors can arise in the human kidney. In this chapter, these will be covered using an approach that…
Renal Disease Caused by Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Storage Diseases, and Hemoglobinopathies Laura S. Finn This chapter covers familial metabolic defects in the kidney, along with more systemic metabolic and…
Pyelonephritis and Other Direct Renal Infections, Reflux Nephropathy, Hydronephrosis, Hypercalcemia, and Nephrolithiasis Helen Liapis Joseph P. Gaut John E. Tomaszewski Lois J. Arend PYELONEPHRITIS AND OTHER INFECTIONS Introduction, Terminology, and…
Renal Changes With Aging and End-Stage Renal Disease Xin J. (Joseph) Zhou Andrew Z. Fenves Nosratola D. Vaziri Ramesh Saxena The growth in the proportion of older adults is unmatched…
Ischemic and Toxic Acute Tubular Injury and Other Ischemic Renal Injuries Gilbert W. Moeckel Michael Kashgarian Lorraine C. Racusen ACUTE TUBULAR INJURY Acute tubular injury (ATI) is a major cause…
Renal Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Sjögren Syndrome, and Rheumatoid Arthritis Vivette D. D’Agati M. Barry Stokes SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS Historical Perspective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)…
Acute and Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Sergey V. Brodsky Tibor Nadasdy TERMINOLOGY Cellular and fluid exudation in the interstitial tissue was noted by Councilman in 1898, while he studied kidneys of…
Diabetic Nephropathy Jean L. Olson Zoltan G. Laszik DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY Diabetes mellitus (DM) is recognized in two forms, classified as type 1 and type 2 DM (1). Type 1 DM…
Renal Disease Caused by Hypertension Jean L. Olson DEFINITION Hypertension, or increased blood pressure, is a worldwide problem with a prevalence of greater than 1 billion people (1). The Joint…
