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Diagnostic histochemistry in medical diseases of the kidney
Helen P Cathro1, Steven S Shen2, Luan D Truong3
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Abstract:
The value of histochemical analysis in the diagnosis of medical renal diseases has long been known, and its use continues currently. Depending on the particular disorder in question, a variety of "special" stains may be applied to renal biopsies. These include the periodic acid-Schiff, Masson trichrome, Jones, von Kossa, Verhoeff-van Gieson, Congo Red, and toluidine blue methods, among others. This review considers the application of such techniques in the assessment of vascular, glomerular, and tubulointerstitial lesions of the kidney.
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