title: Fibrillary glomerulonephritis complicated by membranous nephropathy in a patient with tuberculosis.
abstract: Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN) is a morphologically defined entity characterized by glomerular accumulations of non-branching, randomly arranged fibrils; these differ from amyloid fibrils by their larger size and lack of reactivity with Congo red and other amyloid-specific dyes. FGN is a rare disease and may mimic membranous nephropathy under routine light microscopy and immunohistochemistry. However, electron microscopy shows the fibrillary nature of these glomerular deposits. We report a rare case of membranous nephropathy complicated by fibrillary deposits in a 60-year-old man with a history of bone tuberculosis.
authors: Department of Pathology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
authors: Xueguang
authors: X
authors: Liu
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Liu
authors: Zhonghua
authors: Z
authors: Zhao
authors: Zhigang
authors: Z
authors: Zhang
authors: Xiaoqiang
authors: X
authors: Ding
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid; D011241:Prednisone