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This page contains general information about Glomerular disease. For more information on specific types, please visit the pages on hematuria, proteinuria, minimal change disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, membranous glomerulonephritis, IgA nephropathy, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, Goodpasture syndrome, Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and Microscopic polyangiitis.

Glomerular disease
Acute Glomerulonephritis: Micro H&E high mag; an excellent example of acute exudative glomerulonephritis.
Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

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Glomerular disease patient information

Overview

Classification

1- Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
2- Renal disease due to Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis, or cardiac shunt
3- Lupus nephritis
4- Goodpasture syndrome
5- IgA nephropathy
6- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener's)
7- Microscopic Polyangiitis
8- Churg-Strauss Syndrome
9- Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
10- Henoch-Schönlein purpura
11- Cryoglobulinemia
12- Minimal change disease
13- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
14- Membranous glomerulonephritis
15- Diabetic Nephropathy
16- Glomerular deposition disease
17- Alport's Syndrome
18- Thin Basement Membrane Disease
19- Nail-Patella Syndrome
20- Hypertensive nephrosclerosis
21- Cholesterol Emboli
22- Sickle Cell Disease
23- Thrombotic Microangiopathies
24- Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

Pathophysiology

Differential Diagnosis

Diagnosis

Prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mehrian Jafarizade, M.D [2], Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [3]

Overview

Glomerular disease is a condition that affects the glomerulus. It consists of different diseases with different clinical courses and treatment options. Glomerular disease can be isolated hematuria, isolated proteinuria; acute or chronic glomerulonephritis, and nephrotic or nephritic features of glomerulonephritis. The end stage of all of these diseases will be glomerulosclerosi swhich is characterized by fibrosis of the glomerulus, and end-stage renal disease.


Classification

Glomerular diseases can be classified by their presentation as below:

Glomerular hematuria:

1- Isolated hematuria

2- Glomerulonephritis (nephritic syndrome)

Glomerulonephritis which is inflammation of the glomeruli can be classified based on pathogenic type into three subtypes:

  • Anti-GBM disease: Linear deposit
    1. Goodpasture syndrome (renal and lung involvement)
    2. Renal involvement alone
    3. Lung involvement alone

Glomerulonephritis (nephritic syndrome) also may be classified based on disease course into acute or chronic nephritic syndrome; primary vs secondary causes; or systemic vs renal limited disease. For more information about nephritic syndrome classifications click here.

Proteinuria:

1-Isolated non-nephrotic proteinuria 

2- Nephrotic syndrome

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis

Pathophysiology

Microscopic Pathology

Images shown below are courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

  • Glomerulonephritis: Micro H&E med mag; an excellent example of AGN with many neutrophils

    Glomerulonephritis: Micro H&E med mag; an excellent example of AGN with many neutrophils

  • Acute Glomerulonephritis: Micro H&E high mag; an excellent example of acute exudative glomerulonephritis.

    Acute Glomerulonephritis: Micro H&E high mag; an excellent example of acute exudative glomerulonephritis.


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Images

Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

  • This is a low-power photomicrograph of a saggital section of end stage chronic glomerulonephritis (GN). Note the marked thinning of the cortex (arrow).

    This is a low-power photomicrograph of a saggital section of end stage chronic glomerulonephritis (GN). Note the marked thinning of the cortex (arrow).

  • This is a higher-power photomicrograph of hyalinized glomeruli (arrows) and glomeruli with thick basement membranes.

    This is a higher-power photomicrograph of hyalinized glomeruli (arrows) and glomeruli with thick basement membranes.

  • This is a higher-power photomicrograph of hyalinized glomeruli (1) and glomeruli with thickened basement membranes (2).

    This is a higher-power photomicrograph of hyalinized glomeruli (1) and glomeruli with thickened basement membranes (2).

  • This is a photomicrograph of interstitial and vascular lesions in end stage renal disease.

    This is a photomicrograph of interstitial and vascular lesions in end stage renal disease.

  • This is an immunofluorescent photomicrograph of granular membranous immunofluorescence (immune complex disease). The antibody used for these studies was specific for IgG.

    This is an immunofluorescent photomicrograph of granular membranous immunofluorescence (immune complex disease). The antibody used for these studies was specific for IgG.

  • This is an electron micrograph of subepithelial granular electron dense deposits (arrows) which correspond to the granular immunofluorescence seen in the previous image.

    This is an electron micrograph of subepithelial granular electron dense deposits (arrows) which correspond to the granular immunofluorescence seen in the previous image.

  • This is a photomicrograph of a glomerulus from another case with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. In this case the immune complex glomerular disease is ongoing with necrosis and accumulation of neutrophils in the glomerulus.

    This is a photomicrograph of a glomerulus from another case with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. In this case the immune complex glomerular disease is ongoing with necrosis and accumulation of neutrophils in the glomerulus.

  • This immunofluorescent photomicrograph of a glomerulus from a case of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis shows a granular immunofluorescence pattern consistent with immune complex disease. The primary antibody used for this staining was specific for IgG; however antibodies for complement would show a similar pattern.

    This immunofluorescent photomicrograph of a glomerulus from a case of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis shows a granular immunofluorescence pattern consistent with immune complex disease. The primary antibody used for this staining was specific for IgG; however antibodies for complement would show a similar pattern.

  • This electron micrograph demonstrates scattered subepithelial dense deposits (arrows) and a polymorphonuclear leukocyte in the lumen.

    This electron micrograph demonstrates scattered subepithelial dense deposits (arrows) and a polymorphonuclear leukocyte in the lumen.

  • For comparison this is an immunofluorescent photomicrograph of a glomerulus from a patient with Goodpasture's syndrome. The linear (arrows) immunofluorescence is characteristic of Goodpasture's syndrome.

    For comparison this is an immunofluorescent photomicrograph of a glomerulus from a patient with Goodpasture's syndrome. The linear (arrows) immunofluorescence is characteristic of Goodpasture's syndrome.

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Differential Diagnosis

Glomerulonephritis may be proliferative or non-proliferative and may be associated with nephrotic or nephritic features. The various types of glomerulonephritides should be differentiated from each other based on associations, presence of pitting edema, hemeturia, hypertension, hemoptysis, oliguria, peri-orbital edema, hyperlipidemia, type of antibodies, light and electron microscopic features. The following table differentiates between various types of glomerulonephritides:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Glomerulonephritis Sub-entity Causes and associations History and Symtoms Laboratory Findings
Hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia Nephrotic features Nephritic features ANCA Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody (Anti-GBM antibody) Immune complex formation Light microscope Electron microscope Immunoflourescence pattern
History Pitting edema Hemeturia (pre-dominantly microscopic) Hypertension Hemoptysis Oliguria Peri-orbital edema
Non-proliferative Minimal change disease

+

-

-

-

+/-

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

  • Normal

-

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
  • Adults
 + - - - +/- - + + - - - - -
Membranous glomerulonephritis + - - - +/- - + + - - - + -
Proliferative IgA nephropathy +/- + + - + +/- - - + - - +
  • Crescent formation
 -
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
  • Young adults
 +/- + + + + + - - + - + + + (Linear)
+/- + + + + + - - + - - + + (Granular)
+/- + + + + + - - + + (C-ANCA) - - - (pauci-immune) +/-
+/- + + + + + - - +

+ (C-ANCA)

- - - (pauci-immune) -
+/- + + + + + - - +

+ (P-ANCA)

- - - (pauci-immune) -
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis +/- + + + + + - + - - - + + (Granular)

References

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