Practical, highly visual guidance for efficient, accurate diagnosis of renal disease

New to this Edition
•A new chapter describing a logical approach to differential diagnosis.


•New insights into pathogenesis and classification of diseases.



•New coverage of aging and the kidney, endemic diseases, transplant, lupus-related kidney diseases, Mesoamerican nephropathy, ApolL1-related nephropathies, C3 glomerulopathies, and thrombotic microangiopathies.



•Recent results of consensus conferences on vasculitides and renal neoplasia.


Key Features
•More than 700 images of light, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy for each diagnostic entity with correlations to clinical presentation and pathogenesis.


•Focused, detailed discussions on key characteristic pathologic findings and prognostic, pathogenetic, and etiologic information.



•An in-depth examination of pathophysiology, clinical presentations, and the latest evidence-based practices.



•User-friendly format features tables and sidebars with key points and differential diagnoses, and chapters that include concise, templated discussions regarding the etiology and pathogenesis of the disorder.



•Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

1. Approach to Renal Biopsy

2. Normal Growth and Maturation

3. Glomerular Diseases

PRIMARY GLOMERULAR DISEASES

Glomerular Diseases That Cause Nephrotic Syndrome: Non-Immune Complex

Glomerular Diseases That Cause Nephrotic/Nephritic Syndrome: Complement Related

Glomerular Diseases That Cause Nephrotic Syndrome: Immune Complex

Glomerular Diseases That Cause Hematuria or Nephritic Syndrome: Immune Complex

SECONDARY GLOMERULAR DISEASES

Diseases Associated with Nephrotic Syndrome

Diseases Associated with Nephritic Syndrome or RPGN: Immune Mediated

Diseases Associated with the Nephritic Syndrome or RPGN: Pauci-Immune- or Non-Immune-Mediated

Diseases of the Basement Membrane

Glomerular Involvement with Bacterial Infections

4. Vascular Diseases

Diabetic Nephropathy

Thrombotic Microangiopathy

Scleroderma

Antiphospholipid Antibody Disease

Preeclampsia and Eclampsia

Fibromuscular Dysplasia

Arterionephrosclerosis

Accelerated/Malignant Hypertension

Atheroemboli

5. Tubulointerstitial Diseases

Introduction

Tubulonterstitial diseases secondary to infection

Acute Pyelonephritis

Chronic Pyelonephritis and Reflux Nephropathy

Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis

Malakoplakia

Immune-mediated Tubulointerstitial Diseases

Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis-Drug-Related

Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis-Viral Infection

Anti-TBM Antibody Nephritis

IgG4-Related Tubulointerstitial Nephritis

Sarcoidosis

Acute Kidney Injury/Acute Tubular Necrosis

Heavy Metal Nephropathy (Lead and Cadmium Nephropathy)

Analgesic Nephropathy and Papillary Necrosis

Light Chain Cast Nephropathy and Tubulopathy

Tubular Crystallopathies

Nephrocalcinosis

Indinavir Nephropathy

Lithium Nephropathy

Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy

6. Endemic Nephropathies

7. Chronic Kidney Disease

Introduction

Age-Related Sclerosis

Glomerular vs. Tubulointerstitial vs. Vascular Disease

Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Primary vs. Secondary

8. Renal Transplantation

Introduction

Antibody-Mediated Rejection

Chronic Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Transplant Glomerulopathy

Acute T Cell-Mediated Rejection

Chronic Allograft Failure (Chronic Allograft Nephropathy)

Cyclosporin/FK506 Nephrotoxicity

Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease

Viral Infections

9. Cystic Diseases of the Kidney

Introduction

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease

Medullary Cystic Disease/Nephronophthisis

Medullary Sponge Kidney

Acquired Cystic Disease

Cystic Renal Dysplasia

10. Renal Neoplasia

Introduction

Renal Cell Carcinomas

Other Renal Epithelial Tumors

Wilms Tumor

Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis