Differential diagnosis of diffuse glomerular nodular changes / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo explore the clinical and pathological characteristics in diagnosing the renal diseases with diffuse glomerular nodular changes. MethodsThe clinical and pathological data of 127 patients whose renal pathological feature was mainly diffuse glomerular nodular changes were retrospectively analyzed. ResultsThe most common diagnosis was diabetic nephropathy and renal amyloidosis, and sometimes light chain deposit diseases and Mix cryoglobulinemia. ConclusionDiffuse glomerular nodular changes occurred in many diseases. We should make differential diagnosis based on the clinical symptoms, the results of laboratory examinations and the renal pathological characteristics.