Proteinaceous material in Bowman's space
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Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Proteinaceous material in Bowman's space is unspecific. It is present in about 5% of people aged over 60 years.[1]
Contents
Gross processing
As per Kidney.
Microscopic evaluation
- Look for a collagenous appearance, with may indicate hypertensive nephropathy.[2]
Report
If no indication of particular disease, it may optionally be reported as:
| Proteinaceous material in Bowman's space of a few/minority/majority of glomeruli, which is unspecific. |
Notes
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References
- ↑ Table 4 in: Hodgin, Jeffrey B.; Bitzer, Markus; Wickman, Larysa; Afshinnia, Farsad; Wang, Su Q; O’Connor, Christopher; Yang, Yan; Meadowbrooke, Chrysta; et al. (2015). "Glomerular Aging and Focal Global Glomerulosclerosis: A Podometric Perspective ". Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 26 (12): 3162–3178. doi:. ISSN 1046-6673.
- ↑ Sharma, Rishi; Kamalakar, Surineni; McCarthy, Ellen; Fields, Timothy A.; Gupta, Kamal; Barua, Rajat; Savin, Virginia (2014). "Proteinuria in Hypertensive Nephropathy: A Review
". Open Journal of Nephrology 04 (02): 92–99. doi:. ISSN 2164-2842.
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