Bx for progressive CKD in a pt with CML, in remission. Limited biopsy with prominent debris filled proximal tubule lysosomes + for lysozyme (no evidence for light chain restriction (F/P) or chromogranin). Suspicious for lysozyme nephropathy. #renalpath #pathksy #nephsky

One of the more subtle cases of amyloidosis I have seen. Few spicules on silver stain. Minimal congo red positivity. Despite early amyloid deposition, pt had nephrotic syndrome. Likely AL type (pt has LPL); MS pending. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

So many eosinophils in this case of tubulointerstitial nephritis secondary to recent antibiotic administration. Few tiny granulomas as well. Eos seen in EM as well. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Unfortunate but not rare IgAN presentation. Pt in their 30's, no PMHx, presented with HTN emergency, CKD, hematuria, proteinuria. Advanced IgAN with severe IFTA, focal active crescents (M1 E1 S1 T2 C1). Wish we could catch these cases earlier. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Unusual granular casts with annular appearance. Light chain, hemoglobin, myoglobin, chromogranin casts excluded. Patient on IV vancomycin. Suspicious for vancomycin cast nephropathy. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31871855/ #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Renal hemosiderosis secondary to intravascular hemolytic anemia doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.05.033 🔹Rare case of secondary renal hemosiderosis after valve surgery 🔹Beautiful histology, Prussian blue, and EM images showing hemosiderin deposit #MedSky #NephSky @umontreal-en.bsky.social

Diagnosis unmasked. Young F with 2g proteinuria, weak +dsDNA. Membranous pattern, IF with C3 dominant staining. Pronase IF --> IgG-k. Membranous-like glomerulopathy with masked monotypic IgG-k deposits. Considered to be autoimmune; not MGRS. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky.

BK nephropathy Clues: - Heavy but focal tubulointerstitial inflammation - Increased plasma cells - Viral cytopathic change - Features of CNI toxicity ->over immunosuppression (isometric vacuolization shown here) -SV40 IHC confirmatory #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Arteriole with features of a old recanalized thombus in a transplant kidney biopsy. Multiple slit like vascular spaces within the fibrotic lumen. Not a lesion I see often. Pt had clinically diagnosed TMA a few months prior. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Chronic active ABMR in patient with worsening proteinuria, renal function, positive DSA *Glomerulitis (shown in image) *Transplant glomerulopathy (shown in image) *Peritubular capillaritis *Diffuse C4d+ in PTCs on IF #renalpath #transplant #pathsky #nephsky #medsky

NELL-1 IHC can also be tricky to interpret as there is significant podocyte cytoplasmic staining in the negative control. Must show granular capillary wall deposits which match deposits by IF and EM. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Illustrative example of a segmental membranous nephropathy pattern (segmental granular IgG staining) which is often seen with NELL-1+ (IHC) MN as in this case. Deposits present in only some loops by EM. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Intimate contact between endothelial cell and mesangial cell cytoplasm. A reminder that no GBM separates the blood space from the mesangium. I wonder what secrets they are sharing. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Severe vascular rejection hiding in the IF tissue. Fibrinoid necrosis really pops on the H&E and further confirmed by fibrinogen IF. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Laser microdissection followed by mass spectrometry (LMD/MS) shows promise as a more sensitive approach to tissue diagnosis of PLA2R-associated membranous nephropathy. Read more in #ASNKidneyNews kidney.pub/KN1710-09#ASNKidneyNews

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Teenager with nephrotic syndrome. Biopsy revealed unusual case of membranous nephropathy in a peds patient. PLA2R positive (IHC). PLA2R most common antigen in peds MN. EXT1/2 also common, SEMA3B less common. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38025223/) #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

A startling biopsy. Severe acute TMA in a pt with suspected scleroderma renal crisis. Massive vascular thrombosis, mucoid intimal edema, and early onion skin change associated with severe cortical necrosis. #renalpath #nephsky #pathsky

Bx for nephrotic syndrome in an IV drug user with multiple infections. LM was all medulla, but good enough to make a diagnosis. AA amyloidosis; very common bx result in this clinical setting. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Bx for new onset NS in an older adult. Serologic work up including SPEP/UPEP IFE negative. Bx shows membranous pattern with few double contours. IgG3-k restriction and mottle EM deposits c/w PGNMID with membranous predominant pattern. PLA2R- #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Kidney txp biopsy for AKI (~6 post txp). Tubular injury associated with granular and ropey trichome positive casts. IHC confirmed myoglobin cast nephropathy. CK found to be very high; thought to be due to statin related myopathy. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Heavy Chains, Heavy Consequences: A Case of Concomitant Heavy Chain Amyloidosis and Heavy Chain Deposition Disease. Fibrils and powdery deposits. #renalpath #nephsky #pathsky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Multiple diagnoses not uncommon in kidney biopsies. This case showed nodular diabetic nephropathy, a mostly chronic ANCA associated GN, and to top it off some interstitial ALECT2 amyloidosis. #renalpath #nephsky #pathsky

Lupus nephritis case with prominent podocyte cytoplasmic vacuolization on LM with myelin figures revealed by EM. Probably HCQ effect but given its prominence genetic etiologies should be excluded (e.g., Fabry, LMX1B). #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Interesting case of AL-amyloidosis. Massive vascular deposits, even in hilar arterioles with glomerular sparring. Patient had minimal proteinuria given lack of glomerular amyloid. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Nice example of urate crystals in gouty tophi involving the medulla. Polarizable crystals can be see using unstained sections from the IF tissue. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Another example of an 'incidental' finding next to the tumor in a nephrectomy specimen. Amyloidosis (probably LECT2). Reminder not too overlook the non-neoplastic tissue. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

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Multi-focal severe necrotizing arteritis in a kidney biopsy with an ANCA vasculitis. Interestingly, foci of arteritis were only present in IF/EM tissue. Illustrating how even when severe arteritis can be easily missed due to sampling in a small biopsy. #renalpath #nephsky #pathsky

Great work by our chief resident @clilleymd.bsky.social on charactering microscopic tubulo-venous communications in kidney biopsies. www.kidneymedicinejournal.org/article/S259... . Here's another nice example (x.com/JZRenalPath/...) #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Kidney txp biopsy with histologic features of acute pyelonephritis. Neutrophilic tubulitis, neutrophilic casts, and tubules which seem to explode out. Cellular rejection typically is not neutrophilic and inflammation hits the tubules from the outside in. #renalpath #nephsky #pathsky

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Wide variety of morphologies in this case of crystalline light chain proximal tubulopathy: mottle lysosomes, crystals, and fibrils. #renalpath #nephsky #pathsky

One of the more subtle amyloid cases I have seen. Just a few deposits in 2 gloms by LM. Just enough congo red staining. Glad to catch it in the EM as well. #renalpath #nephsky #pathsky

Some well formed "eye lashes" on these capillary loops in a case of AL-amyloidosis. Podocytes getting skewered by the spicules in the EM. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky.

Classic example of Alport spectrum disease in a patient with X-linked Alport syndrome. Lesions of segmental glomerulosclerosis, numerous interstitial foam cells, and atypical GBMs with lamina densa splitting, subepithelial scalloping, and thinning. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Some nice examples of severe tubulitis in this case of ACR 1B. Interestingly bx for new de novo DSA with with stable allograft function (~1 year post txp). No significant MVI. #renalpath #nephksy #pathsky

Alport syndrome (AS) is a hereditary glomerular disease in children characterized by hematuria, proteinuria, & progressive kidney failure. Read these Clinical Insights into a child w/autosomal dominant AS complicated w/steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Case of IgAN in the setting cirrhosis with prominent red blood cell casts with fairly focal crescents. Pt was biopsied for gross hematuria. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

Nice example of cryoGN in a Sjogren pt. Somewhat early kidney presentation with some active crescents without well-developed MPGN features. IgM-k dominant, less IgG/L (type II cryo). Cryo plugs in vessels. Great micro-tubles by EM. #renalpath #nephksy #pathsky

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Older female pt with slowly progressive CKD, long h/o HTN. 0.5 g proteinuria. Biopsy with revealed a surprise with many podocytes demonstrating myelin figures. Main ddx includes Fabry versus drug effect (excluded in this case). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35100945/. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

What is your leading diagnosis when seeing this interesting IgG staining pattern by IF?  #DiagnoseThis #pathology #renal #kidneypath

Episode 2 of Dr. Stephen Bonsib's new lecture series on developmental abnormalities and cystic kidney disease is now available on Youtube. This episode is part 1 of 2 focusing on congenital anomalies of the kidney & urinary tract. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw712txfXi0 #renal #pathology

Txp biopsy for DGF ~1 week post txp. Glomerular congestion, fibrin thrombi in arterioles, arterial mucoid intimal edema, and cortical necrosis c/w severe acute TMA. #renalpath #pthsky #nephsky

🏅 Congratulations to UCLA Pathology's Dr. Jennifer Chia and Dr. Ting Zhang on being selected as the two recipients of this year’s Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Fellowship in Precision Genomic Medicine!

Txp biopsy with persistent heavy proteinuria since early post-transplant period in a recipient of a peds split en-bloc graft. Pediatric donor glomerulopathy with segmental sclerosis, mesangial hypercellularity, and atypical GBM remodeling. #renalpath #nephsky #pathksy