Glomerular lesions in acute tubular necrosis

Abstract

Summary Infraglomerular epithelial reflux has been described as an early microscopic lesion in the kidney of patients with acute renal failure. In our series of forty-four cases of acute tubular necrosis none showed this finding; however, in two cases lesions remotely similar to infraglomerular epithelial reflux and often known as ‘glomerular masses’ were present. No significance can be attached to these lesions.