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This glomerulus shows segmental sclerosis (PAS stain, x200).
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F1
Kidney biopsy revealed obliteration of the glomerular capillary lumen in segmental parts of some of the glomeruli (12%), establishing the diagnosis of FSGS (Fig. 1).
BM biopsy shows extremely low cellularity with increased fatty areas (H&E stain, x100).
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F2
Biopsy confirmed severe hypocellular BM (10%), with increased fatty areas and a few hematopoietic cells with normal appearance, and negative cytogenetic studies (Fig. 2).