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Table 2 Renal histology

From: Noninfectious mixed cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: a coincidental association?

Patient

No glomeruli (No globally sclerosed)

Pattern of glomerular inflammation

Arteriolar necrosis, thrombosis

Interstitial inflammatory infiltrate

Interstitial fibrosis (< 5%)

Pseudothrombi

Glomerular IHC (paraffin-IF)

Deposits on EM

1

25 (0)

Early MPGN

No

Patchy, mild

< 5%

Yes

Loop focal IgM+ (κ-, λ-) Pseudothrombi IgG+, IgM+++ (κ+++, λ+++)

Unstructured

2

18 (6)

Crescents (5 cellular, 1 fibro-cellular, 2 fibrous)

Yes

Light, chronic

40%

No

Mesangial focal IgM++, C3++ (κ+, λ+)

–

3

20 (5)

MPGN, endocapillary (CD68+)

No

Light, chronic

25%

Yes

Loop and pseudothrombi IgG++, IgM+++, IgA+, C3+++, C1q++ (κ ++, λ ++)

Unstructured

4

18 (2)

MPGN

No

Moderate

25%

Sparse

Mesangial and loop IgG+, IgM++, IgA+, C3++ (κ -, λ -)

Fine curvilinear

  1. MPGN membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; IHC immunohistochemistry; IF immunofluorescence; IF electron microscopy; κ kappa; λ lambda