Acute Tubular Necrosis after Ingestion of a Fertilizer Containing Sodium Silicate

Figure 1

Light microscopic findings. (a) Low power view reveals break downs of tubules due to tubular cast (arrow; PAS ×100). (b) Light microscopic findings show necrotic and sloughed tubular cells in the tubular lumina. Regenerating tubular epithelial cells are noted with mitotic figures (arrow; hematoxylin and eosin ×200).

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