05.14 - Nephritic Syndrome (Nichols, Hastings) - PP + Handout Flashcards
2 Podocyte Disorders
Minimal Change Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
3 basic components of Nephritic Sydnrome
Hematuria, Renal Insufficiency, HTN
3 GBM Diseases
Anti-GBM Disease, Alport’s, Thin BM Disease
Ab’s to ___ occur in about 80% of patients with DDD
C3 Nephritic Factor
Accumulation and proliferation of cells outside the glomerular tuft which can result in compression of the tuft
Crescents
Age of MPGN presentation
older children and younger adults (7-30)
Anti-GBM Disease is characterized by
Auto-Ab’s against epitope in non-collagenous domain of alpha 3 type 4 collagen
As a general principal, MPGN is usually ___ in children, and ___ in adults
Primary in children, secondary in adults
Auto-Ab’s against epitope in non-collagenous domain of alpha 3 type 4 collagen
Anti-GBM Disease is characterized by
Berger’s Disease is aka
IgA Nephropathy
BM in Alport Syndrome
Abnormally thin, with splintering of lamina densa causing basket weave appearance
Buzz word for Alport Syndrome
Basket Weave
C3 deposition on IF, electron-dense deposits on EM
IF and EM of DDD
C3 levels in MPGN 1 vs DDD
Low in both
C3 Nephritic Factor
80% of DDD cases
Characeteristic feature of IgA Nephropathy
Deposition of IgA1 in MM
Characteristic double contour resembling tram tracks on silver stain
MPGN
Characteristic LM manifestation in glomeruli of RPGN
Crescents in Bowman’s space
Clinical manifestation of Endothelial Damage
Hematuria
Correlation between anti-gbm titers and disease activity
None
Crescentic infiltration causes proliferation of
Mononuclear cells and Parietal Epithelial Cells
Crescents in RPGN are composed of
proliferating parietal epithelial cells, macrophages, fibrin; eventually areas of necrosis
Crucial feature of Type 3 RPGN
Negative IF
DDD is differentiated from other forms of GN
EM: Ribbons of dense, dark material deposited w/in GBM
DDD is not caused by ___, but instead by dysregulation of ___
Not by immune complexes, by dysregulation of complement system
Demographic of Anti-GBM disease
Young white males
Demography of IgA Nephropathy
East Asian male children
EM of DDD
Ribbons of dense, dark material deposited w/in GBM
Endothelial cell injury in glomerular capillaries can lead to
Thrombus formation
Glomerular endothelial cell injury and capillary thrombus formation can occur in absence of immune complexes and cause a syndrome called
Thrombotic Microangiopathy
Heterozygous females in X-Linked Alport Syndrome
May have hematuria and thin BM
Histology of Anti-GBM disease
Crescentic necrotizing GN, w/ characteristic linear deposits of IgG along GBM
How are granular deposits in Type 2 RPGN visualized
EM
How are linear deposits in Type 1 RPGN visualrized
IF
How soon after infection will you see nephritic sediment in IgA Nephropathy
Synpharyngitic: 1-2 Days
IF and EM of DDD
C3 deposition on IF, electron-dense deposits on EM
IgA Nephropathy differs from post-strep GN in being
Synpharyngitic
IgA Nephropathy has immune complex deposition in what location
Mesangial location