PMC200975_01
Hemogram (May of 2001). Red blood cells showed anisocytosis, polychromatosis, and poikilocytosis. Note the presence of polychromatic cells (arrow) and spherocytes (double arrow) in the figure.
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A hemogram (Figure 1) revealed the presence of unusually-shaped red blood cells (RBC), and polychromatic cells and spherocytes.
Renal tissue (Light microscopy, PAS stain, x 200). The patient's glomeruli showed partial thickening of the GBM and exhibited some mesangial proliferation. Hemosiderin deposits were seen in the cytosol of proximal tubular epithelial cells (arrowhead).
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Renal histology (Figure 2 and 3): Five glomeruli were visualized in the patient's biopsy specimen.
Renal tissue (Immunofluorescence, x 100). Extensive deposition of IgG was demonstrated in the GBM using an anti-human IgG monoclonal antibody.
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Renal histology (Figure 2 and 3): Five glomeruli were visualized in the patient's biopsy specimen.