One case of immunotactoid glomerulopathy: morphological-ultrastructural aspects

J Submicrosc Cytol Pathol. 2001 Jul;33(3):241-4.

Abstract

Starting from a group of 736 renal biopsy patients, evaluated by ultrastructural studies over a period of 22 years, the authors present a rare case of immunotactoid glomerulopathy, suggesting that these forms, until a few years ago considered in the same group as fibrillary glomerulonephritis, are in fact a separate entity; moreover, they may represent a very early manifestation of plasmacellular dyscrasia still at the initial stage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Glomerulonephritis / immunology
  • Glomerulonephritis / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Glomerulus / ultrastructure
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Middle Aged