The Kidney & Collecting System Diseases of Tubules & Interstitium: 1. Infectious: Acute Pyelonephritis Chronic Pyelonephriris 2. Non-infectious: Drug-Induce Interstitial Nephritis Allergic Analgesic Acute Tubular Necrosis
Acute Pyelonephritis Gross: One /or both Kidneys involved Normal or/enlarged Microabscesses in both cortex and medulla (hematogenous)
n Glomeruli Not involved n Suppurative inflammation (Abscess) –Interstitium: Neutrophils infiltrate –Tubules (WBCs Casts) Acute Pyelonephritis
The Kidney & Collecting System Diseases of Tubules & Interstitium: 1. Infectious: Acute Pyelonephritis Chronic Pyelonephriris 2. Non-infectious: Drug-Induce Interstitial Nephritis Allergic Analgesic Acute Tubular Necrosis
Chronic Pyelonephritis & Reflux Nephropathy n Interstitial inflammation & Scarring of Renal Parenchyma n Gross Scarring & Deformity of Pelvicalyceal System n Important cause of Chronic Renal Failure
Chronic Pyelonephritis Morphology:
The Kidney & Collecting System Diseases of Tubules & Interstitium: 1. Infectious: Acute Pyelonephritis Chronic Pyelonephriris 2. Non-infectious: Drug-Induce Interstitial Nephritis Allergic Analgesic Acute Tubular Necrosis
Drug-induced Interstitial Nephritis ARF 1. Acute drug-induced Interstitial Nephritis ARF CRF 2. Analgesic Nephropathy CRF
1) Acute drug-induced Interstitial Nephritis Morphology:
2) Analgesic Nephropathy Drugs: “Combinations” of “large quantities” for “long periods” n Phenacetin n Aspirin n Acetaminophen n Caffeine n Codeine Leading to Renal Papillary Necrosis & Interstitial Nephritis
The Kidney & Collecting System Diseases of Tubules & Interstitium: 1. Infectious: Acute Pyelonephritis Chronic Pyelonephriris 2. Non-infectious: Drug-Induce Interstitial Nephritis Allergic Analgesic Acute Tubular Necrosis
Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN) n Clinico-Pathological entity Characterized by: Destruction of tubular epithelial cells Acute Renal Failure n The most common cause of acute renal failure n Reversible renal lesions
Cont. Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN) Morphology: