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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nasrin Nikravangolsefid, MD-MPH [2]
Overview
Renal biopsy is the gold standard of diagnosis hypertensive nephropathy, but it is rarely used in hypertensive patients.
Other Diagnostic Studies
- Renal biopsy is helpful in the diagnosis of hypertensive nephropathy. Findings suggestive of hypertensive nephropathy include:
- Intimal thickening of arterioles
- Hyaline arteriosclerosis
- Arteriolar narrowing
- Glomerular tuft destruction
- Global Glomerulosclerosis
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Tubulointerstitial fibrosis
Figure 1. Fibrous intimal thickening in hypertensive nephropathy
Figure 2. Global glomerular collapse and filling of Bowman’s space with a lightly staining collagenous material