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Twitter Poll (July 26, 2018)

By Vanessa Moreno, MD

Jul 27, 2018

Class IV Lupus Nephritis

ANSWER: C

The patient has a Diffuse Lupus Nephritis, Class IV-S (A). Although biopsy shows focal and segmental proliferative glomerulonephritis that could represent a Class III, the presence of diffuse wire loop (subendothelial) deposits warrants the designation of a Class IV.

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