Original MICA image-reading exercise, unscored. No clinical narrative absent from the source is added.
- Describe visible findings before proposing an interpretation.
- Suggest an interpretation and at least one image limitation.
- Which clinical findings or investigations would complement this observation?
Reveal the explained reading
Lupus nephritis: glomerular proliferation
- Technique
- Histology
- Observation
- Increased cellularity accompanies capillary abnormalities.
- Limitation
- A thumbnail cannot establish activity or chronicity scores.
Morphological description
Increased cellularity accompanies capillary abnormalities.
Interpretation and diagnostic limits
Precise classification requires the complete biopsy.
Differential diagnoses
Compare other proliferative glomerulonephritides.
Pitfalls
A thumbnail cannot establish activity or chronicity scores.
Take-home message
Integrate morphology, immunology and clinical findings.
Sources
Documentary review: 2026-10-15
Media source & rights
- Author
- Nephron
- Original source
- Nephron · Néphrite lupique proliférative diffuse — micrographie · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 3.0
- Changes
- Full original field and annotations retained; WebP conversion, EXIF/GPS metadata removed, proportional derivatives without upscaling, cropping or medical retouching. Derivatives shared under the same CC BY-SA 3.0 licence.
- Dimensions
- 4272 × 2848 px
- Check
- 2026-10-15