Resolution of renal amyloidosis.
A patient with renal amyloidosis and the nephrotic syndrome consequent to extensive infected burns demonstrated both clinical resolution of the nephrotic syndrome and morphologic regression of the renal amyloid deposits over a six year period. The regression of the amyloid deposits was associated with several changes in the glomerular capillary wall resulting in a double capillary wall contour. This case indicates that deposits of amyloid in the kidney may regress and suggests a sequence of events in this resolution.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous