Diagnostic Pathology: Kidney Diseases 4th Edition

Contains

• Provides a comprehensive source for key pathologies and clinical features of more than 265 kidney diseases
• Features two dozen new chapters on a variety of timely topics, including COVID-19 nephropathies, xenografts, artificial intelligence (AI), digital pathology analysis, harmonized nephropathology terminology, newly identified types of amyloidosis, common artifacts and pitfalls on kidney biopsy, vaccination-associated renal disease, crystal nephropathies, and much more
• Includes updates from the International Kidney and Monoclonal Gammopathy (IKMG) research group, the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) classification criteria for IgG4-related disease, Banff Foundation for Allograft Pathology, and others
• Details updated genetic causes of nephrotic syndromes and antinephrin antibodies in podocytopathies―by the investigator who discovered it
• Discusses the newly identified variant IgG nephropathy and novel membranous autoantigens
• Contains chapters on techniques, including immunofluorescence on paraffin sections, C4d staining, and polyomavirus detection in tissue
• Contains more than 4,300 print and online images, including high-resolution photographs and histologic images, full-color medical illustrations, radiologic images, and more
• Employs consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, a variety of tables, annotated images, pertinent references, and an extensive index for quick, expert reference at the point of care
• Shares the expertise of internationally recognized authors who provide fresh perspectives on multiple topics, with a particular emphasis on practical information that directly assists in making and supporting a diagnosis