Abstract
Numerous histiocytes are sometimes noted in glomeruli, giving rise to a foamy-appearing glomerulus. Foamy-appearing glomeruli may also be noted in conditions that do not contain numerous histiocytes. These disease entities are rare, have different underlying causes and pathophysiology, and can cause a diagnostic dilemma. We have observed this histiocytic/foamy glomerular change on the kidney biopsy specimen in 5 different disease entities: crystal-storing histiocytosis, histiocytic glomerulopathy associated with macrophage-activating syndrome, thrombotic microangiopathy, lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency, and lipoprotein glomerulopathy. We describe and compare the kidney biopsy findings of these histiocytic and foamy-appearing entities. It is important to recognize the kidney biopsy findings of these rare conditions to correctly evaluate and identify the cause and manage these patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 329-336 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2016 |
Keywords
- LCAT deficiency
- Macrophage
- crystal-storing histiocytosis
- foam cells
- glomerulopathy
- histiocytes
- histiocytic glomerulopathy
- kidney failure
- lipoprotein glomerulopathy
- renal biopsy
- thrombotic microangiopathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology