CT scan axial view with contrast showing right kidney upper pole defects, consistent with acute pyelonephritis
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Segmental obliteration of the glomerular capillary lumen in a patient with FSGS. Note the sclerotic portion of the glomerular tuft is adherent to Bowman’s capsule. There is proximal tubular hypertrophy, which can be seen in this condition in response to heavy proteinuria. Image courtesy of Brian Stotter, MD.
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The glomerular capillary bed is thickened, with the presence of double contours reflecting circumferential mesangial expansion into the capillary wall (mesangial interposition). In this biopsy core of chronic allograft injury there is minimal interstitial inflammation, primarily localized to the areas of tubular atrophy, and severe interstitial fibrosis.
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend, Dr. Eunice John. Dr. John retired as Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine after serving UIC residents and patients for 42 years. Dr. John, who was chief of pediatric…
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In the first of three ASPN 2019 annual meeting podcasts, ASPN President Patrick Brophy, MD speaks with Gina-Marie Barletta, MD, Kim Reidy, MD, Jeffrey Kopp, MD, and Stella Shin, MD. The group discusses the activities taking place during the first day of the Annual Meeting.
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In the third of three ASPN 2019 annual meeting podcasts, Ibrahim F. Shatat, MD speaks with Joseph Flynn, MD, John Mahan, MD, and Jennifer Jetton, MD. The group discusses the activities taking place during the third day of the Annual Meeting.
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In the second of three ASPN 2019 annual meeting podcasts, Michelle Rheault, MD speaks with Lisa Guay-Woodford, MD, Erum Hartung, MD, and Donald Batisky, MD. The group discusses the activities taking place during the second day of the Annual Meeting.
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Robert Othello Hickman passed peacefully from natural causes on April 4, 2019. He was born in Monticello, Utah on September 27, 1926, the youngest of five children of Othello and Mary Helen Bunker Hickman. He was reared and educated in Logan, Utah, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1945 to 1946,…
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Paul T. McEnery, MD, MBA, Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, passed away on March 28, 2019 at home after a long battle with heart failure. After completing a pediatric residency and nephrology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Paul became the second nephrology faculty…
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On Sunday, February 17, 2019, Dr. John K. Orak, loving husband and caring father of four, passed away at the age of 67. John grew up in Linden, New Jersey and attended St. Peter’s College. His father was a firefighter and his mother was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia. In fact,…
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