The Nephron journals/Nephron journals · 2008 · 25 citations · 0 references
MedicineNephrologyPathologyAnatomic PathologyAutopsy PathologyRenal PathologyAmyloid FormationGlomerular DiseasesGlomerular InjuryGlomerular PathophysiologyRenal AmyloidosisRenal DiseaseAmyloidosis HistopathologyGlomerular Amyloid DepositionGlomerular AmyloidosisGlomerular Basement Membrane AntigensKidney Biopsy FindingsRenal Amyloid Deposition
An unusual case of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia associated with amyloidosis and crescentic glomerulonephritis is described. At autopsy, crescent formation was present in 80% of the glomeruli, and the breaks in the glomerular basement membranes were found at the same place as the deposition of amyloid.