“…Among them, 20% (12/ 57) have at least some renal involvement including pyuria, hematuria, modest proteinuria, and cylinduria. The previously reported renal changes in IHES include: GBM thickening [2,3,8], proliferative GN including membranoproliferative GN and acute GN [2,3], mesangial expansion and hypercellularity [1,8], glomerular and vascular fibrin deposits or thrombi [1,3,8], focal interstitial fibrosis and eosinophilic infiltration [2,3,8], thickened tubular BM [2], nephrosclerosis [1,2], and multiple renal infarcts [2]. These changes had occurred as isolated findings or in various combinations.…”