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Fibrocellular Crescent
This acellular scanning EM shows a fibrocellular crescent with a small remnant of the glomerular tuft (middle right). Photo credits…
Glomerulus with Fibrocellular Crescent
Todays #eyesSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a glomerulus with fibrocellular crescent (right). Photo credits to Dr. Stephen Bonsib!
Disintegrating Capillary Loop Riddled with Microperformations
This acellular scanning EM shows disintegrating capillary loop riddled with microperformations in a patient with crescentic glomerulonephritis. Photo credits to…
Empty Lacunar Spaces
Todays eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM showing empty lacunar spaces of a fibrocellular crescent previously occupied by cells. Photo…
Glomerulus With Fibrocellular Crescent
Its eyeSCANdy Tuesday! This image shows acellular scanning EM showing a glomerulus with a fibrocellular crescent (top). Photo credits…
GBM Perforations in Necrotizing GN
This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM with variable-sized discrete GBM perforations in segmental necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis! Image courtesy…
Dysmorphic Red Blood Cells
Todays eyeSCANdy image shows dysmorphic red blood cells from the urine of a patient with crescentic glomerulonephritis. Image courtesy of…
Disease Week: Bacterial infection-associated glomerulonephritis and endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis
Monday Renal disease related to infective endocarditis was first reported over 100 years ago. However, the initial literature describing nephritis…
Twitter Poll (August 22, 2018)
ANSWER: D Anti-GBM disease is a rare small vessel vasculitis that affects glomerular and pulmonary capillaries. The majority of patients…
Digging Deeper, Literally
This biopsy came from a 79-year-old patient. He had presented with acute renal failure. His serum creatinine was up to…
Hidden Treasures
This biopsy came to us due to acute renal failure and proteinuria. The patient was a gentleman in his late…
Twitter Poll (February 1, 2018)
ANSWER: C Approximately 25-30% of the patients with anti-GBM crescentic glomerulonephritis are ANCA positive, usually for MPO-ANCA.
Crescentic Glomerulonephritis with IgA Deposits
This biopsy was taken from a 58-year-old male with no significant past medical history, who presents with gross hematuria, serum…
IgA with Crescents, MEST-C
This biopsy is from a young adult patient with IgA nephropathy (the immunofluorescence image in Fig. 2 shows 2+ mesangial…
Twitter Poll (September 27, 2017)
B-The fraction of glomeruli w/ crescents is the sole discriminator between classes II through V. This system predicts the clinical…