Clinicopathological Characteristics and Outcomes of Chinese Patients with Scanty Immune Deposits Lupus Nephritis: A Large Cohort Study from a Single Center
Figure 1
Electron micrographs of cases with scanty immune deposits lupus nephritis. (a)–(c) showed one case of mesangial proliferative lupus nephritis. No electron dense deposits were seen in mesangial area and glomerular basement membrane. Diffuse effacement of foot processes was observed. (d)–(f) showed one case of diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis combined with renal thrombotic microangiopathy. Glomerular endothelial cell (black pointer) was swollen, with increased mesangial matrix (d). Severe widening of subendothelial space (black arrow) with fluffy material and irregular cell projections; few of electron dense deposits were identified at higher magnification ((e), (f)). ((a), (d), original mag. 10000) ((b), (c), (e), and (f), original mag. 20000).
