It is the purpose of the present paper to report electron microscopic observations on the hyalinizing form of renal arteriolosclerosis, and particularly on the localization of hyaline deposits and their relationships to normal structural components of the arteriolar wall. The problem of the nature, origin and pathogenetic significance of arteriolar hyalin in the kidney and other organs in vario...

BACKGROUND Although it is well known that valvular lesions show changes in stiffness, this fact has not been studied objectively or quantitatively. METHODS Using a tactile sensor, stiffness of the mitral valve was measured at 11 autopsies and 19 surgically excised specimens. The relationships between stiffness and histological state were investigated in 394 points of resected specimens. RES...

background: primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (fsgs) is defined by the presence of proteinuria, often in nephrotic range and pathologically by segmental scars (ss). the aim of this study is to identify the possible predictors of complete remission or progression to chronic kidney disease in iranian adults with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. methods: in this historical coho...

Schistosomiasis is the second most devastating tropical parasitic disease worldwide and responsible for many urological complications. However, glomerular injury a rare complication mainly described with Schistosoma haematobium. We describe first case of Schistosomia infection, associated to segmental focal hyalinosis in young Senegalese patient nephrotic syndrome responding perfectly well anti...

Hyaline fibromatosis syndrome is the current name for clinical manifestations of diseases previously known as "infantile systemic hyalinosis" and "juvenile hyaline fibromatosis". The authors report representative clinical cases of each one of the above subtypes with emphasis on cutaneous manifestations and difficulties for early diagnosis in this syndrome, essentially of multidisciplinary appro...