Glomerulonephritis with organized deposits: a new clinicopathological entity? Light-, electron-microscopic and immunofluorescence study of 12 cases

American Journal of Nephrology
G MazzuccoG Monga

Abstract

Twelve cases of glomerulonephritis in patients without systemic diseases, displaying organized glomerular deposits, were reported. Microfibrils (11-30 nm diameter) were found in 9 patients and microtubules (20-35 nm diameter) in the other 3. Histochemical stainings for amyloid were always negative. By light microscopy, mesangial proliferative, membranous and membranoproliferative patterns were seen in 5, 3 and 4 patients, respectively. By immunofluorescence, granular deposits, mainly of IgG and C3, were found in all cases, either in the mesangium or in the mesangium and in the capillary walls. A second biopsy was performed in 2 patients. The number of hyaline glomeruli was increased, but the general pattern of glomerular changes remained unchanged. The commonest clinical findings were hypertension, microhematuria and proteinuria, often of nephrotic range. At variance to what is reported in the literature, 2 pediatric cases were found as well, and the overall prognosis (mean follow-up 54.3 months) was mostly favorable. The diagnostic relevance of these findings is pointed out, but further investigations are needed, before suggesting a new clinicopathological entity.

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