[Case of a focal segmental glomerulosclerosis collapsing variant associated with a hypertrophic column of Bertin].

A 59-year-old Japanese man admitted to our hospital complaining of anasarca, body weight gain, and elevation of blood pressure. Serum creatinine(Cre), albumin(Alb), cholesterol(chol), and urinary protein were 1.3 mg/dL, 2.

[Case of lupus vasculopathy associated with lupus nephritis class IV-G (A)].

Various renal vascular lesions are complicated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and are often overlooked in the actual renal biopsy specimen. We report a case of biopsy-proven lupus vasculopathy, with lupus nephritis class IV-G (A). She developed SLE at 15 years of age, and was treated with prednisolone(PSL) and cyclophosphamide (CTX).