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Autopsy of the body of 72-year-old woman, who was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and died of uremia, revealed enlarged pale gray kidneys with glossy lardaceous surface on section. Based on the macroscopic changes, the pathologist suspected:

Answer options

  1. Primary-wrinkled kidney
  2. Chronic glomerulonephritis
  3. Renal amyloidosis
  4. Chronic pyelonephritis
  5. Atherosclerotic nephrosclerosis
Correct answer

Renal amyloidosis

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