August 7, 2017
Diagnose This! (August 7, 2017)

- Published: August 7, 2017
- By: L. Nich Cossey, MD and Arkana Author
- Tags: Acute kidney injury, Infection-associated glomerulonephritis, Neutrophils, Proliferative glomerulonephritis
What is your diagnosis?
The images show a proliferative glomerulonephritis with numerous polymorphonuclear cells infiltrating the glomerular tuft and extensive C3 deposits by immunofluorescence. These findings are most suggestive of an infection-associated glomerulonephritis. Infection-associated glomerulonephritis encapsulates several subcategories with described morphologies such as postinfectious glomerulonephritis, endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis, and IgA dominant infection-associated glomerulonephritis as well as others. The images shown are most suggestive of a postinfectious glomerulonephritis, especially should additional IgG staining and subepithelial hump formation is identified.