Histopathology Renal Pathology Flashcards
Functions of the kidney
• Excretion of waste products
• Regulation of water/salt
• Maintenance of acid/base balance
Secretion of hormones
Nephrotic syndrome – chronic
- Massive proteinuria (selective albumin)
- Hypoalbuminaemia
- Oedema
- Hyperlipidaemia/ - uria
Nephritic Syndrome acute
- Variable proteinuria (not selective)
- Haematuria
- Mild oedema
- Oliguria
- Azotaemia
- Hypertension
Nephrotic Syndrome: Definition
Damage to the filtration of the glomerulus not accompanied by inflammation or proliferative response
Nephrotic Syndrome: Histological damage
Loss of foot processes
Nephrotic Syndrome: Triad
Hypoproteinaemia (hypoalbuminaemia)
Oedema
Hyperlipidaemia
Nephrotic Syndrome: Massive proteinuria
> 3.5 g/day
Hypoalbuminaemia
Nephrotic Syndrome: Children
Minimal damage disease
Nephrotic Syndrome: Adults
Systemic disease (diabetes)
Nephrotic Syndrome: Nephrotic disease type?
Minimal change disease
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Nephrotic Syndrome: Minimal change disease/glomerulopathy
- Commonest cause of nephrotic syndrome in childhood
- No detectable immune deposit but has, nonetheless an immune basis
- Strong association with resp. infection and immunization
Nephrotic Syndrome: Minimal change disease/ glomerulopathy histological
Diffuse effacement of foot processes (fused)
Nephrotic Syndrome: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Primary or Secondary
- Some (focal) glomeruli show partial (segmental) hyalinization
- Unknown pathogenesis
- Poor prognosis
Nephrotic Syndrome: Membranous glomerulonephritis
- Deposition of anti-glomerular basal membrane antibodies
* Thickened GBM and sub epithelial deposits/spikes
Nephrotic Syndrome: Membranous glomerulonephritis epi
- Commonest causes of nephrotic syndrome in adults
* 85% idiopathic, 15% association with malignant tumours, SLE, drugs, chronic infection.
Nephritic Syndrome: Description
Expression of acute glomerular injury
• Inflammation
• Vascular and epithelial damage
• Plus or minus proliferation of glomerular cells
Nephritic Syndrome: Triad
- Haematuria
- Azotemia
- Oliguria
- Mild oedema (facial puffiness)
- Variable proteinuria
- Mild to moderate Hypertension
Nephritic Syndrome: Membranoproliferative (mesangiocapillary) glomerulonephritis
- Diffuse mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis
- Crescentric glomerulonephritis
- Lupus nephritis
Nephritic Syndrome: Glomerulonephritis
- Primary or secondary to systemic disease
* Immunological aetiology (+++ deposition of immune complex in the glomerular/capillary wall).
Nephritic Syndrome: Glomerulonephritis features
- Local deposition of circulating immune complexes
- Anti-glomerular basal membrane antibodies
- Antibodies against glomerular component
Nephritic Syndrome: Prognosis
- Benign outcome in children
* Permanent compromised of renal function in adults
Nephritic Syndrome: The Major cause of acute nephritis in childhood
Acute proliferative Glomerulonephritis
Nephritic Syndrome: Acute proliferative Glomerulonephritis arises
Arises following a group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection
Nephritic Syndrome: Acute proliferative Glomerulonephritis features
- Endocapillary hypercellularity with numerous neutrophils and closure of glomerular vessels
- The glomeruli are increased in size and cellularity
Nephritic Syndrome: Glomerulonephritis – antibodies against glomerular component
- Usually presents with a combined nephritis – nephrotic picture
- Cresentic or rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
Nephritic Syndrome: Glomerulonephritis – antibodies against glomerular component
Increase in mesangial substance. Localized capillary wall thickenings, increased cellularity and pronounced lobulation.
Diseases affecting tubules and interstitium: types
Acute tubular necrosis
Tubulointerstitial nephritis
Acute tubular necrosis epi
Most common cause of ARF
Reversible tubular injury
Causes of acute tubular necrosis
Ischemia (shock)
Toxic (Drugs)
Prognosis Acute tubular necrosis
Most patients recover
Acute tubular necrosis histology
There is focal necrosis and desquamation of the cells into the tubular lumen.
Tubulointersitial nephritis
Acute pyelonephritis
Chronic pyelonephritis: and reflux nephropathy
Drugs and toxins – analgesic nephropathy
Urinary tract infections and Reflux nephropathy
Women, elderly
Patients with catheters or malformations
Dysuria, frequency