Lupus Nephritis—Diffuse (Class IV)
Lupus Nephritis—Diffuse (Class IV)
Diffuse lupus nephritis is characterized by endocapillary proliferation caused by immune complex deposits involving > 50% of glomeruli in a biopsy specimen.
Image provided by Agnes Fogo, MD, and the American Journal of Kidney Diseases' Atlas of Renal Pathology (see www.ajkd.org).
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