Abstract
Infection with hepatitis C virus has been associated with a number of extrahepatic manifestations, including kidney disease. Of the glomerular pathologic states described with hepatitis C virus infection, cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis is the most prevalent. On kidney biopsy, cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis has a variable appearance, with a membranoproliferative pattern of injury as the most common light microscopic finding. Ultrastructurally, curved and paired microtubules are the most characteristic finding, but these also can be variable. We present a case of cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis with distinct and highly unusual ultrastructural findings.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 384-389 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cryoglobulinemia
- cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis
- crystalline deposits
- hepatitis C
- membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
- organized deposits
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology