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Introduction: Richard J Glassock and Arthur H Cohen.

Chapter 1.

Normal Vascular and Gomerular Anatomy.

Arthur H Cohen and Richard J Glassock.

Chapter 2.

The Primary Glomerulopathies.

Arthur H Cohen and Richard J Glassock.

Minimal Change Disease.

Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.

Membranous Glomerulonephritis.

Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis.

Mesangial Proliferative Glomerulonephritis.

Crescentic Glomerulonephritis.

Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy.

Fibrillary and Immunotactoid.

Glomerulonephritis.

Collagenofibrotic Glomerulopathy.

Chapter 3.

Heredofamilial and Congenital Glomerular Disorders.

Arther H Cohen and Richard J Glassock.

Chapter 4.

Infection-Associated Glomerulopathies.

Arther H Cohen and Richard J Glassock.

Chapter 5.

Vascular Disorders.

Arther H Cohen and Richard J Glassock.

Section II: Tubulointerstitial Disease.

Introduction: Jean Pierre Grunfeld.

Chapter 6.

Renal Interstitium and Major Features of Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Garabed Eknoyan and Luan D Truong.

Stucture of the Interstitium.

Function of the Interstitium.

Pathologic Features of Chronic TIN.

Pathogenesis of Chronic TIN.

Patterns of Tubular Dysfunction.

Correlates of Tubular Dysfunction with Severity of Chronic TIN.

Correlates of Chronic TIN with Progressive Renal Failure.

Drugs.

Heavy Metals.

Ischemic Vascular Disease.

Obstruction.

Hematopoietic Diseases.

Hematologic Diseases.

Metabolic Disorders.

Granulomatous Diseases.

Endemic Diseases.

Hereditary Diseases.

Papillary Necrosis.

Chapter 7.

Unrinary Tract Infection.

Alain Meyrier.

Diagnosis.

Bacteriology.

Virulence Factors of Uropathogenic Strains.

Classification of Urinary Tract Infection.

Imaging.

Special Forms of Renal Infection.

Chapter 8.

Reflux and Obstructive Nephropathy.

James M Gloor and Vicente E Torres.

Anatomy of Vericoureteric Reflux.

Pathogenesis of Vesicoureteric Reflux and Reflux Nephropathy.

Diagnosis of Vesicoureteric Reflux and Reflux Nephropathy.

Clinical Course of Vesicoureteric Reflux.

Treatment of Vesicoureteric Reflux.

Complications of Reflux Nephropathy.

Pathogenesis of Obstructive Nephropathy.

Clinical Manifestations of Obstructive Nephropathy.

Diagnosis of Obstructive Nephropathy.

Posterior Urethral Valves.

Ureterovesical Junction Obstruction.

Retroperitoneal Fibrosis.

Chapter 9.

Cystic diseases of The Kidney.

Yves Pirson and Dominique Chauveau.

General Features.

Nongenetic Disorders.

Genetic Disorders.

Chapter 10.

Toxic Nephropathies.

Jean-Louis Vanherweghem.

Exposure to Nephrotoxins.

Exposure to Metals.

Exposure to Analgesics.

Exposure to Cyclosporine.

Exposure to Aminosalicylic Acid.

Exposure to Ochratoxins.

Exposure to Chinese Herbs.

Chapter 11.

Metabolic Causes of Fubulointerstitial Disease.

Steven J Scheinman.

Chapter 12.

Renal Tubular Disorders.

Lisa M Guay-Woodford.

Overview of Renal Tubular Disorders.

Renal Glucosuria.

Aminoacidurias.

Renal Hypophosphatemic Rickets.

Fanconi's Syndrome.

Renal Tubular Acidoses.

Bartter-like Syndromes.

Pseudogypoparathyroidism.

Disorders of Aldosterone-Regulated Transport.

Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus.

Urolithiases.

Index