Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2019
Autopsy of a 49-year-old woman who died of chronic kidney failure shows small dense striated kidneys with areas of hemorrhages. Microscopically nuclei of epithelial channels contain hematoxylin bodies; glomerular capillaries resemble wire loops, have thickened basement membranes, and in places contain hyaline thrombi and foci of fibrinoid necrosis. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Atherosclerotic nephrosclerosis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Amyloidosis
- Arteriolosclerotic nephrosclerosis
- Rheumatism
Correct answer
Systemic lupus erythematosus
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