title: Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: membranous glomerulonephritis.
abstract: Membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) is characterized by thickening of the glomerular basement membrane due to the presence of subepithelial immune deposits. From a morphological point of view, idiopathic MGN is indistinguishable from class V lupus nephritis. The glomerular lesion is extremely variable and the basement membrane thickening changes over time. According to the classic descriptions, MGN is in fact divided into four stages.
authors.affiliation: Renal Immunopathology Center, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital and Nuova Nefrologia Research Association, Milan, Italy. franco.ferrario@osch.sined.net
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrario
authors.forename: Maria Pia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rastaldi
mesh_terms: D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology