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Plain CT of the chest and abdomen showing no findings suggestive of pneumonia, and no abnormality in renal morphology.
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The physical examination and imaging tests showed no findings suggestive of pyrexia, and there were no abnormalities in renal morphology (Figure 1).
Histopathological findings in a kidney biopsy confirming pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis. Periodic acid-Schiff stain showing a glomerulus with a cellular crescent arising in Bowman's space (original magnification, x 40). Immunofluorescence microscopy findings of a kidney biopsy. No significant deposits of immunoglobulins or complement components were found (original magnification, x 40).
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Specimens obtained by renal biopsy are shown in Figure 2.
Clinical course.
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Steroids were tapered to 20 mg/day, and her condition remains stable (Figure 3).