Case Reports Renal Pathology 2023 Exercise 3: Lysozyme-Induced Nephropathy

Author

Satoru Kudose, MD

Department of Pathology and Cell Biology

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·         describe the normal physiologic handling of serum lysozyme by the kidney;

·         summarize the typical presentation of patients with lysozyme-induced nephropathy (LyN);

·         describe the most common etiologies of LyN;

·         identify the histopathologic features of LyN; and

·         describe the pathologic differential diagnosis of LyN.