Abstract
A clinicopathological classification of primary glomerulonephritis is proposed. This classification based on the histopathological characteristics as well as the clinical features of this disorder. Histopathological findings are most helpful in diagnosis when immunofluorescent and electron microscopy are performed in association with routine light microscopic examinations of renal biopsy specimens. These histopathological findings have to be evaluated by the clinical courses of individual patients, and vice versa.
It is suggested that the classification of primary glomerulonephritis based on both histopathological and clinical observations is mandatory to diagnose the disease, to select therapeutic procedures, and to estimate the prognosis of each patient.
