Volume 65, Issue 1, Pages 148-153 (January 2004) Pathologic findings of initial biopsies reflect the outcomes of membranous nephropathy Keiichi Yoshimoto, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Takashi Wada, Kengo Furuichi, Norihiko Sakai, Yasunori Iwata, Satoshi Goshima, Hiroshi Kida Kidney International Volume 65, Issue 1, Pages 148-153 (January 2004) DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00403.x Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Subtypes of idiopathic membranous nephropathy. (A) Homogeneous type (original magnification ×3000). (B) Heterogeneous type (original magnification ×3000). (C) Deep subtype of homogeneous type (original magnification ×3000). Kidney International 2004 65, 148-153DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00403.x) Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 The outcomes of nephrotic and nonnephrotic patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). (A) Renal survival rates in nephrotic and nonnephrotic patients. (B) Renal or patient death in nephrotic or nonnephrotic patients by Kaplan-Meier life-table method. Broad and thin lines represent the nephrotic patients and nonnephrotic patients, respectively. Kidney International 2004 65, 148-153DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00403.x) Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 The outcomes of homogeneous and heterogeneous types of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). (A) The time course of clinical improvement to incomplete remission type I (proteinuria below 1.0g/day). (B) Renal survival rate in subtypes. (C) Renal or patient death in subtypes by Kaplan-Meier life-table method. Broad and thin lines represent the heterogeneous type and homogeneous type, respectively. Kidney International 2004 65, 148-153DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00403.x) Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions