More than 50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop lupus nephritis (LN) during the disease, which may ...

Routine hematoxylin-eosin staining of the skin biopsy specimen revealed a necrotizing leukocytoclastic vasculitis with neutrophils (Figure 3). Direct immunofluorescence staining revealed a +3/3 ...

No IgG deposition has been detectable in allograft biopsies by immunofluorescence ... cellular RNA was extracted from 'snap-frozen' renal biopsy samples as described 22. The quality of the ...

Methods Twenty patients with seronegative scleromyositis diagnosed by expert opinion were analysed retrospectively for SSc features at myositis diagnosis and follow-up, and stratified based on HEp-2 ...

The eGFR was calculated using the creatinine-based Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation. Bile acid tests were performed using an enzymatic cycling assay. All biopsy specimens ...

Renal biopsy was then arranged to look for intrinsic causes of ... There were no pus cells, and immunofluorescence was negative for staining immune deposits. These are features consistent with AIN. It ...

Immunofluorescence of renal specimens exhibited substantial ... Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected at the time of kidney biopsy and during follow-up. Renal insufficiency was ...

Doctors around the world have different views on diagnosing kidney diseases and on when a biopsy is needed to give a clearer picture of what might troubling a patient, a new study shows. A team from ...

Findings on chest radiography were reportedly normal, as were results of laboratory tests, including a complete blood count, measures of kidney function ... and a fat-pad biopsy specimen for ...

Our mission is to provide a state-of-the-art facility, expertise, and education in advanced quantitative light microscopy to support Drexel University’s research community The Cell Imaging Center (CIC ...

Kidney stones are pebble-sized deposits that form when there’s too much salt and minerals in your urine. Learn whether men or women are more at risk, what passing one feels like, and how big ...