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nephritic syndrome - defined

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*clinical syndrome resulting from inflammatory lesions in the glomerulus

*hallmarks:
-hematuria
-hypertension
-decreased GFR with azotemia (AKI)
-oliguria

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hematuria - defined

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*blood in the urine
*macroscopic (gross) - visible as a red or brown discoloration to the urine
*microscopic: red blood cells visible only under the microscope (3+ RBCs per high powered field)

*evaluation: goal is to determine:
-transient vs. persistent
-glomerular vs. non-glomerular

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macroscopic hematuria

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*visible as a red or brown discoloration to the urine
*after centrifugation:
-if supernatant is clear + sediment is red/brown, color change is due to hematuria
-if supernatant is red/brown: color change is due to pigment in the urine (hemoglobin, myoglobin, drugs/foods)

*urine dipstick detects reducing substances + positive for either RBCs or pigment

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common causes of TRANSIENT hematuria

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*contamination from menses
*vigorous exercise
*sexual activity
*fever
*infection (cystitis, prostatitis)
*trauma
*instrumentation (foley)

approach: repeat urinalysis; transient hematuria is typically benign

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risk factors that warrant further workup for transient hematuria

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*females > 50 yo / males > 40 yo
*smoking history (> 10 pack-years)
*other

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glomerular vs. non-glomerular hematuria

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*findings suggestive of glomerular source:
-dysmorphic RBCs
-cellular casts
-proteinuria
-other signs/symptoms of glomerular disease

*blood clots are suggestive of NON-glomerular disease

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diseases that cause nephritic syndrome

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  1. post-infectious glomerulonephritis
  2. membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
  3. IgA nephropathy
  4. Alport Syndrome
  5. thin basement membrane

note - these can all be primary/idiopathic or secondary to another source

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post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) - light microscopy findings

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*diffuse, exudative proliferative glomerulonephritis, endocapillary hypercellularity with numerous neutrophils
*enlarged and hypercellular glomeruli

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post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) - immunofluorescence findings

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*subendothelial deposits with prominent IgG and C3 along the GBM, as well as mesangium deposits
*granular (“starry sky”) appearance (“lumpy-bumpy”) due to IgG, IgM, and C3 deposition along GBM and mesangium

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post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) - electron microscopy findings

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*scattered subepithelial hump shaped deposits without BM reaction, occasional mesangial and subendothelial deposits

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post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) - etiology / mechanism

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*immune complex deposition (type III hypersensitivity reaction) causing exudative hypercellularity; with consumptive hypocomplementemia
*nephritogenic infectious antigens thought to be the cause of immune complex formation (ex. erythrogenic toxin type B from streptococci)

*most common cause is STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION

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post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) - epidemiology

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*more common in children and in developing countries

*children: seen 2-4 weeks after group A streptococcal pharyngitis or skin infection
*adults: Staph is an additional causative agent

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post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) - clinical presentation

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*sudden onset edema, hematuria, HTN, and azotemia 2-3 weeks after strep pharyngitis or cellulitis
*streptozyme test looks for extracellular strep products
*LOW COMPLEMENT (SERUM C3)

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post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) - treatment

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*supportive care

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post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) - prognosis

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*good - most have rapid, full recovery in 1-4 weeks
*may have increased risk for proteinuria, CKD, and HTN later

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - light microscopy findings

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*endocapillary hypercellularity, “tram-track” appearance due to GBM splitting from mesangial infiltration, mesangial expansion/hypercellularity
*mesangial ingrowth → GBM splitting →”tram track” on H&E and PAS stains

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - immunofluorescence findings

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*immune complex deposition with GRANULAR staining in GBM and mesangium IgG, C3, C1q/C4

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - electron microscopy findings

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*subendothelial immune complexes

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - pathogenesis

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*hallmark: GRANULAR immune complex deposition in the subendothelial and mesangial compartments
*results in GBM alterations, endocapillary proliferation, leukocyte infiltration, mesangial proliferation → new inner basement membrane laid down as a reaction to subendothelial deposits, resulting in double contour
*circulating antigens likely result in immune complex formation

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - PRIMARY etiology

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*inciting antigens unknown

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - SECONDARY etiology

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*infection: HEP C (usually with cryoglobulinemia) > hep B; endocarditis; other
*alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
*lupus nephritis
*malignancy: CLL, lymphoma, dysproteinemias

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - epidemiology

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*rare
*children or young adults
*older adults with chronic infections

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - clinical presentation

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*MIXED nephrotic/nephritic syndrome
*low complement: low C3 and LOW C4 (classic)

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - treatment

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*secondary: treatment of underlying disease
*primary: corticosteroids and immunosuppresive agents

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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - prognosis
*more than 50% progress to ESRD by 10 years
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C3 glomerulopathies - defined
*glomerular diseases caused by abnormalities in complement regulation 1. glomerulonephritis with dominant C3 (C3GN) -MPGN-like appearance -C3 deposition dominant on immunofluorescence 2. **dense deposit disease** (DDD) -MPGN-like appearance -irregular, **RIBBON-LIKE electron dense deposit in GBM**
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dense deposit disease (DDD) - etiology/pathogenesis
*disorder of complement activation ***alternate pathway is being constantly activated due to pathologic stabilization of the C3 convertase** by two ways; 1. C3 nephritic factor (C3NeF): circulating autoantibody which binds and stabilizes C3 convertase 2. genetic defect in factor H, factor I, MCP: usually degrades C3/C5 convertase *glomerular damage occurs due to recruitment of inflammatory cells similarly to MPGN type 1
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dense deposit disease (DDD) - epidemiology
*rare *usually seen in young adults
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dense deposit disease (DDD) - clinical presentation
*variable, mixed nephrotic/nephritic syndrome *low C3 levels and normal C4 (not always)
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dense deposit disease (DDD) - treatment
*eculizumab (binds and inhibits C5) *plasma exchange *immunosuppression
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dense deposit disease (DDD) - prognosis
*high rate of recurrence in kidney transplant
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IgA nephropathy (IGAN) - light microscopy findings
*varies; minimal mesangial expansion to diffuse proliferative lesions *mesangial proliferation
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IgA nephropathy (IGAN) - immunofluorescence findings
*diffuse global **IgA deposits in the mesangium** *lambda > kappa light chains + C3
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IgA nephropathy (IGAN) - electron microscopy findings
*electron dense deposits in mesangium *subendothelial deposits with endocapillary hypercellularity *occasional subepithelial with intramembranous
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IgA nephropathy (IGAN) - pathogenesis
*generation of abnormally glycosalated IgA (galactose-deficient IgA1) *impaired clearance of these defective IgA from circulation ***IgA1 immune complexes form in circulation and favor deposition in the mesangium → inflammatory mesangial cell reaction to immune complexes** *occurs **CONCURRENTLY with respiratory or GI tract infections**
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IgA nephropathy (IGAN) - epidemiology
*most common cause of glomerulonephritis worldwide *patient ancestry: asians > caucasion > african
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IgA nephropathy (IGAN) - clinical presentation
*present with **GROSS HEMATURIA concurrently with MUCOSAL INFECTION (syn-pharyngitic)** *asymptomatic hematuria, proteinuria, HTN *can cause RPGN *isolated kidney involvement or part of a syndrome: -Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP): IgA Vasculitis (systemic form) - abdominal pain, GI bleeding, palpable purpura, and hematuria
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IgA nephropathy (IGAN) - treatment
*supportive: ACEi/ARB, SGLT2 *for higher creatinine, more proteinuria: immnuosuppression + corticosteroids
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IgA nephropathy (IGAN) - prognosis
*worst for: elevated creatinine, HTN, proteinuria > 1 g/day
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Alport Syndrome - overview
***genetic defect in type IV collagen (mostly X-linked)** *hallmarks: -hematuria -low level proteinuria -progressive loss of GFR with progression to ESRD *other sx: **eye problems, hearing problems**
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Alport Syndrome - light microscopy findings
*for the most part unremarkable *can have early periglomerular fibrosis and tubulointerstitial fluid ***irregular thinning and thickening and splitting of glomerular basement membrane**
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Alport Syndrome - immunofluorescence findings
*negative, but **staining to demonstrate ABSENCE of alpha 5 type IV collagen** can help make the diagnosis
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Alport Syndrome - electron microscopy findings
*thickening of GBM ***mottled "basket-weave" appearance of GBM due to irregular thickening and longitudinal splitting of GBM**
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Alport Syndrome - etiology
*inherited mutation of type IV collagen *classical Alport Syndrome: **X-linked dominant mutation of alpha 5 subunit of type IV collagen** *other types: autosomal recessive mutation of alpha 3 subunit; autosomal dominant mutation of alpha 4 subunit *result: **abnormal incorporation of alpha 3, 4, 5 subunits of type IV collagen into the GBM** causing compromise of GBM integrity
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Alport Syndrome - clinical presentation
*males (X-linked) with hematuria in childhood with progression to ESRD *HEARING LOSS AND OCULAR DEFECTS IN ADULTHOOD *female carriers may have hematuria without progressive renal disease
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Alport Syndrome - treatment
*supportive care *BP control *RAAS blocking drugs
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Alport Syndrome - prognosis
*chronic hematuria & scarring with 905 of X-linked cases are ESRD by age 30 *depends on the type of mutation in the gene *TRANSPLANT KIDNEYS can develop de-novo anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies (anti-GBM disease) with glomerulonephritis because normal GBM is recognized as foreign
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thin basement membrane (TBM) - light microscopy findings
*no specific lesion
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thin basement membrane (TBM) - immunofluorescence findings
*negative
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thin basement membrane (TBM) - electron microscopy findings
*thinning of the lamina densa of the GBM
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thin basement membrane (TBM) - etiology
*on a continuum of the Alport Syndrome *familial inheritance pattern: AD and AR both seen
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thin basement membrane (TBM) - clinical presentation
*hematuria, either microscopic or macroscopic, intermittent or persistent
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thin basement membrane (TBM) - treatment and prognosis
*tx: monitor *prognosis: good; aka benign familial hematuria

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