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Jonathan Zuckerman MD PhD @jzrenalpath.bsky.social · 1d

A startling biopsy. Severe acute TMA in a pt with suspected scleroderma renal crisis. Massive vascular thrombosis, mucoid intimal edema, and early onion skin change associated with severe cortical necrosis. #renalpath #nephsky #pathsky

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IPNA Pediatric Nephrology @ped-neph.bsky.social · 1d

Renal hypodysplasia (RHD) is a common & severe form of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, often leading to CKD in children. Read this Original Article on characteristics of RHD in children: insights from a 10-yr single-center cohort.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Clinical and prognostic characteristics of renal hypodysplasia in children: insights from a 10-year single-center cohort

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American Journal of Kidney Diseases @ajkd.bsky.social · 2d

Core Curriculum by Kristen Tillquist et al.

The Nephrologist’s Perspective in Evaluation and Management of Localized Renal Masses

bit.ly/4o6z0NG #OpenAccess

Renal Cell Carcinoma Subtypes Based on Histology. (A) Clear cell renal cell carcinoma. (B) Papillary renal cell carcinoma. (C) Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma. (D) Oncocytoma. (E) Medullary renal cell carcinoma.

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ISNkidneycare @theisn.org · 2d

📣 Only two weeks left to submit your WCN’26 abstract! Don’t miss the chance to:
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Kidney International @kidneyint.bsky.social · 6d

Revisiting proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits through immunoglobulin repertoire sequencing

doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.07.039

#NephSky #MedSky #kidneypath #renalsky @mayoclinic.org

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American Journal of Kidney Diseases @ajkd.bsky.social · 4d

#RenalPath: AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology: Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis

bit.ly/46AK5kj (FREE)

Diffuse mesangial sclerosis with glomerular sclerosis and interstitial fibrosis (periodic acid–Schiff stain).

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Jonathan Zuckerman MD PhD @jzrenalpath.bsky.social · 5d

Kidney txp biopsy for AKI (~6 post txp). Tubular injury associated with granular and ropey trichome positive casts. IHC confirmed myoglobin cast nephropathy. CK found to be very high; thought to be due to statin related myopathy. #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

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Jonathan Zuckerman MD PhD @jzrenalpath.bsky.social · 4d

Bx for new onset NS in an older adult. Serologic work up including SPEP/UPEP IFE negative. Bx shows membranous pattern with few double contours. IgG3-k restriction and mottle EM deposits c/w PGNMID with membranous predominant pattern. PLA2R- #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky

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Joel Topf @kidneyboy.bsky.social · 16d

Monitor anti-PLA2r titers every three moths during treatment. #GlomCon

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 9d

APOL1 prevalence in CKD in Brazil

www.kireports.org/article/S246...

In hindsight should not be a surprise!

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APOL1 G1/G2 variants associated with CKD in Afro-Brazilians

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 850 million people globally and disproportionately impacts individuals of African ancestry1. In addition to socioeconomic disparities, APOL1 alleles (G1 and G...

www.kireports.org

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ISNkidneycare @theisn.org · 8d

🌍 Apply for ISN Committees & Working Groups!
Make an impact on global kidney care. You can express an interest yourself or nominate a colleague.

⏳ Deadline: Oct 22, 2025, 5 p.m. CEST
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#ThisIsISN #ISNWCN

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Olaleke Folaranmi @drgeeone.bsky.social · 18d

Proposals to Make Diagnostic Criteria truly Usable and Useful to Pathologists Worldwide

jcp.bmj.com/content/earl...
#Pathology
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@who.int @uscap.org @pathologists.bsky.social @americancancersoc.bsky.social @pathoverseas.bsky.social @ampath.bsky.social

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haysamrady @sodatroubles.bsky.social · 8d

Case Report: Exostosin 1-associated membranous nephropathy and Guillain-Barré syndrome: a common autoimmune etiology?
#nephsky
www.frontiersin.org/journals/nep...

Frontiers | Case Report: Exostosin 1-associated membranous nephropathy and Guillain-Barré syndrome: a common autoimmune etiology?

Membranous nephropathy is one of the most common causes of nephrotic syndrome in adults and is caused by the deposition of immune complexes in the subepithel...

www.frontiersin.org

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aspneph.bsky.social @aspneph.bsky.social · 7d

Critical role of transcription factor SOX4 in tubular epithelial cell dedifferentiation and fibroblast activation during kidney fibrosis
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Critical role of transcription factor SOX4 in tubular epithelial cell dedifferentiation and fibroblast activation during kidney fibrosis

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a widely prevalent health issue globally. A striking pathological feature of CKD is kidney fibrosis characterized by excessive production and deposition of…

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aspneph.bsky.social @aspneph.bsky.social · 7d

Kidney injury and colocalization of complement C3, IgA, and IgG in glomerular immune-complex deposits of patients with IgA nephropathy or IgA vasculitis with nephritis.
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Kidney injury and colocalization of complement C3, IgA, and IgG in glomerular immune-complex deposits of patients with IgA nephropathy or IgA vasculitis with nephritis.

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and IgA vasculitis-with-nephritis (IgAVN) are considered similar diseases with different spectra of clinical manifestations. Routine immunofluorescence microscopy of…

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 9d

Bartonella is back!

In kidney transplant recipients….from donors!

www.kireports.org/article/S246... in @kireports.bsky.social

Donor-derived Bartonella quintana infections in two kidney transplant recipients

Although it is recommended to screen for certain infections or exposures in potential organ donors, not all of them can be screened before transplantation(1). We report the uncommon case of donor-deri...

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aspneph.bsky.social @aspneph.bsky.social · 9d

Adequacy and safety of pediatric native kidney biopsy using 16- and 18-gauge needles

Adequacy and safety of pediatric native kidney biopsy using 16- and 18-gauge needles - Pediatric Nephrology

Background The native kidney biopsy is an important diagnostic procedure in pediatric nephrology. Recent meta-analyses did not find the size of the needle as a risk factor for bleeding complications,…

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USCAP @uscap.org · 7d

It's the weekend-before-abstracts-are-due and we need you to remember two very important things:

1. You've got this
2. Music might help: open.spotify.com/playlist/5EI...

#PathSky #USCAP2026 #YouGotThis

You've Got This - Abstract Writing 2026

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Duke Kidney @dukekidney.bsky.social · 7d

New from Dr Barisoni and colleagues in Kidney International

Clinical relevance of computationally derived tubular features and their spatial relationships with the interstitial microenvironment in minimal change disease/focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....

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ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · 29d

New Podcast: Drs. Levin and Wernerson discuss the findings from their study, "Transcriptomic Patterns in Adult and Pediatric Patients with IgA Nephropathy or IgA Vasculitis with Nephropathy." Listen here: kidney.pub/JPOD0787 #ASNJASN

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Joel Topf @kidneyboy.bsky.social · 14d

Now showing Sibeprenlimab VISIONARY Phase 3 trial. Presentation originally give at ERA #GlomCon

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Joel Topf @kidneyboy.bsky.social · 14d

First session will be on C3 Glomerulopathy

First up Jean Hou on the pathology of C3G

The pathyology if C3G depends on IF

#GlomCon

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Joel Topf @kidneyboy.bsky.social · 14d

Barratt then presented phase 2 data on atrasentan in IGAN on subgroups. This was an open label basket trial that looked at a number of diseases, but this is only data from IGAN. Outcome was proteinuria at 12 weeks #GlomCon

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Joel Topf @kidneyboy.bsky.social · 14d

Next up Zigakibart in IgAN treated for 76 weeks.

Zigakibart is an April inhibitor (learned how to access the poster slides, so screen grabs rather than photos of the slides)

Title, methods, and table 1 demographics #GlomCon

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ISNkidneycare @theisn.org · 14d

📖 This weekend don't miss our @kireports.bsky.social #ISNFridaySelection: Efficacy of Acthar gel and Tacrolimus in DNA-JB9 Positive Fibrillary Glomerulopathy www.kireports.org/ar...

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