Development of Lupus Nephritis in a Patient With Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I-Associated Myelopathy Hideki Wakui, MD, Rie Masai, MD, Shin Okuyama, MD, Hiroshi Ohtani, MD, Atsushi Komatsuda, MD, Itaru Toyoshima, MD, Sumio Watanabe, MD, Ken-ichi Sawada, MD American Journal of Kidney Diseases Volume 46, Issue 2, Pages e25-e29 (August 2005) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.05.007 Copyright © 2005 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Light micrograph shows a glomerulus with global involvement of endocapillary and mesangial hypercellularity and matrix expansion with wire-loop lesions. (Periodic acid-Schiff stain; original magnification ×400.) American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2005 46, e25-e29DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.05.007) Copyright © 2005 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Immunofluorescence microscopy showing strong granular staining for C1q in the mesangium and along capillary walls. (Original magnification ×400.) American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2005 46, e25-e29DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.05.007) Copyright © 2005 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Electron microscopy shows electron-dense deposits in the mesangium and along capillary walls. (Lead and uranyl acetate stain.) American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2005 46, e25-e29DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.05.007) Copyright © 2005 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions