Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis in a patient with COVID-19 infection.

COVID-19 primarily presents with respiratory involvement. Extrapulmonary manifestations as the sole manifestation also occur although rare. The kidney, being one of the organs with the greatest number of ACE receptors, is usually reported as part of multiorgan involvement.

MeSsAGe risk score: tool for renal biopsy decision in steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome.

Background: A lack of consensus exists as to the timing of kidney biopsy in children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) where minimal change disease (MCD) predominates. This study aimed at examining the applicability of a biomarker-assisted risk score model to select SDNS patients at high risk of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) for biopsy.

Methods: Fifty-five patients with SDNS and biopsy-proven MCD (n = 40) or FSGS (n = 15) were studied.

T Lymphocyte Activation Markers as Predictors of Responsiveness to Rituximab among Patients with FSGS.

Background And Objectives: Rituximab is used with variable success in difficult FSGS. Because B cell depletion significantly affects T cell function, we characterized T cell subsets in patients with FSGS to determine if an immunologic signature predictive of favorable response to rituximab could be identified.

Design, Setting, Participants, & Measurements: Twenty-two consecutive patients with FSGS (median age =14.