Tubular microfibrils in the glomeruli of membranous nephropathy.

Abstract

The presence of tubular microfibrils in the mesangium and capillary walls of the renal glomeruli is a rare occurrence that has been reported by others in different glomerular disease processes. The two cases presented in this report demonstrated such microfibrils in membranous glomerulonephropathy, an association previously described in only one other case. These microfibrils differed in size and structural characteristics from collagen fibers, amyloid fibrils, and cryoglobulin microtubules.