Thickening of glomerular capillary wall

What it means

Widening of the wall of capillary blood vessels in the glomerulus. This feature may be produced by deposits and other changes affecting either subepithelial and subendothelial regions or the glomerular basement membrane itself.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category