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. 2021 Dec 27;6(1):rkab109.
doi: 10.1093/rap/rkab109. eCollection 2022.

Renal abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis: an insight on IgA nephropathy

Ana R Prata  1 , Helena Assunção  1 , Gisela Eugénio  2 , Vítor Sousa  3   4 , Cátia Duarte  1   5
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Renal abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis: an insight on IgA nephropathy

Ana R Prata et al. Rheumatol Adv Pract. .
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Fig. 1
Light microscopy and immunofluorescence of the kidney biopsy specimen (A) Glomerulus with thin capillary walls, no double contour or spikes. Marinozzi stain, ×400. (B) One glomerulus (right part of the image) with areas of mesangial expansion and hypercellularity; a second glomerulus with a fibrocellular crescent is seen (left part of the image). Tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis are also observed. Masson’s Trichrome stain, ×200. (C) Immunofluorescence revealing mesangial deposits of IgA 2+. IgA, ×200.
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