Saturday, April 21, 2012

Image Quiz

The answer is this electron micrograph shows a subepithelial "hump“ (D) and a portion of one neutrophil (PMN) in the lumen.  Notice the close contact between the endothelial cell and the inflammatory cell.  There is prominent effacement of the foot processes of the epithelium overlying the deposit, with dense condensation of microfilaments in the cytoplasm in this area. The patient had diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis.

The Question:
What does this EM show?
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