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. 2023 Jun 1;18(6):813-815.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000154. Epub 2023 Mar 29.

Right Heart, Wronged Kidneys

Pietro A Canetta  1
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Right Heart, Wronged Kidneys

Pietro A Canetta. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Selected images from diagnostic testing. (A) Representative slice from computed tomography of the chest showing randomly distributed cavitary nodules compatible with septic emboli (arrowheads). (B) Apical four-chamber view from transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrating bulky tricuspid vegetations. (C) Glomerulus showing mild mesangial hypercellularity, endocapillary hypercellularity, and a cellular crescent (Periodic acid-Schiff, original magnification, ×400). (D) Glomerulus showing large cellular crescent (Jones methenamine silver; original magnification, ×400).
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