PMID: 25726629Mar 3, 2015Paper

Pathologic features of renal biopsies based on H & E, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine = Revue Roumaine De Médecine Interne
S Taghipour Zahir, E Hosseini

Abstract

Kidneys are complex organs with multiple vital functions. They are an essential part of the urinary system and also are necessary for regulation of body homeostasis like electrolytes, acid base balance and blood pressure. Diagnosis of renal injuries is based on clinical and histopathologic features. In a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Yazd, Iran, pathology reports of all renal biopsies, by light microscopic examination, immunofluorecence and electron microscopy (EM) were perused. Data were registered in a questionnaire with questions on patients' demographic information such as age, sex and also questions on clinical signs and symptoms and pathologic findings such as H & E, Immunofluorescence (IF) and electron microscopy. All data were analyzed by SPSS-15 software with descriptive analysis. A total of 80 patients were included in this study, 42 men (52.5%) and 38 women (47.5%), aged 19-73 years (mean: 40.59 ± 16.36). Based on H & E, IF and electron microscopic findings, it seems that in 26.4% of cases the IFM was necessary and in 67.6% was helpful and in 6% was unnecessary for diagnosis. Between 42 patients, EM was necessary in 12% of patients, while in 71.5% was helpful and in 16.5% wa...Continue Reading

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