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## <abbr>IgA</abbr> nephropathy
## <abbr>IgA</abbr> nephropathy
# Pauci-immune
# Pauci-immune
[[File:RPGN - glomerulus.png|thumb|(Mostly) normal glomerulus. The glomerular tuft occupies mostly the whole Bowman’s space.]]'''Theory''':
[[File:RPGN - glomerulus.png|thumb|(Mostly) normal glomerulus. The glomerular tuft occupies mostly the whole Bowman’s space.|261x261px]]'''Theory''':


Crescents are formed by proliferation of parietal cells and by migration of macrophages into the Bowman’s space. They are comprised of macrophages, fibroblasts, fibrosis and possibly necrosis.
Crescents are formed by proliferation of parietal cells and by migration of macrophages into the Bowman’s space. They are comprised of macrophages, fibroblasts, fibrosis and possibly necrosis.
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Rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis causes rapid renal failure within days. Diagnosis is based on histology.
Rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis causes rapid renal failure within days. Diagnosis is based on histology.
[[File:RPGN - glomerulus2.png|thumb|Another glomerulus|left]]
[[File:RPGN - glomerulus2.png|thumb|Another glomerulus|left]]
[[File:RPGN - glomerulus3.png|thumb|A third glomerulus]]
[[File:RPGN - glomerulus3.png|thumb|A third glomerulus|264x264px]]
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Histopathology slides]]
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Histopathology slides]]