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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul-Aug;19(4):442-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.03.003. Epub 2015 May 18.

Membranous glomerulonephritis secondary to syphilis

Stanley de Almeida Araújo  1 , Luiz Flávio Giordano  2 , Ariel Augusto de Britto Rosa  2 , Paula Alves Santos do Carmo  3 , Kinulpe Honorato-Sampaio  4
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Membranous glomerulonephritis secondary to syphilis

Stanley de Almeida Araújo et al. Braz J Infect Dis. 2015 Jul-Aug.
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Membranous glomerulonephritis secondary to syphilis. (A) Glomerulus with a thick Bowman's capsule and interstitial fibrosis by Jones’ Methenamine Silver Stain. Immunofluorescence showing positive staining in glomerular basal membrane for IgG (B), C3 (C) and lambda (D); (E) and (F). Transmission electron microscopy showing extensive diffuse foot process (arrow) and subepithelial electron dense deposits (asterisk).
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