Fig. 1

Light microscopy findings for the first biopsy of the transplant kidney. a Renal cortex with one normal glomerulus (top left corner) and one glomerulus exhibiting extracapillary proliferation, loss of integrity in Bowman’s capsule, fibrin deposition and focal necrosis (arrow; haematoxylin and eosin staining, original magnification × 100). b Detailed view of pathological glomerulus from above. There is also an interstitial inflammatory infiltrate including multiple eosinophilic granulocytes (arrowheads; original magnificent × 400)