The clinicopathological implications of endothelial tubuloreticular inclusions found in glomeruli having histopathology of idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Abstract

The underlying diseases of our patients were consistent with the major disease categories that have been frequently linked to secondary MN. The HP group was more akin to undefined groups regarding their pathological and clinical profiles. Since the MN in the undefined group might be the only renal manifestation antedating other clinical presentations of the corresponding underlying disease, a long-term follow-up and meticulous search for aetiological factors are required to validate this assumption.