Table 3. Summary of pathological findings on 70 patients with persistent and healed PIGN.

Pathological Finding –no of patients (%)	Persistent PIGN (n = 42)	Healed (n = 28)	p- value
Interstitial inflammation
Mild/Minimal	13 (31)	13 (45)	0.22
Moderate	14 (33)	8 (28)	0.80
Marked	5 (12)	3 (10)	1.00
No inflammation	10 (24)	4 (14)	0.38
Crescents
Fibrocellular	1 (2)	0 (0)	1.00
Cellular	2 (5)	0 (0)	0.51
Subepithelial humps	31 (74)	17 (59)	0.30
Subendothelial deposits	24 (57)	2 (7)	<0.0001
Mesangial deposits	34 (81)	15 (52)	0.02
Immunofluorescence
C3+ Ig	23 (55)	10 (34)	0.15
C3+ IgM	11 (26)	7 (24)	1.00
C3+ IgG	2 (5)	0 (0)	0.51
C3+ IgM+ IgG	10 (24)	3 (10)	0.22
C3 only	8 (19)	3 (10)	0.51
C3 negative	8 (19)	13 (45)	0.02
Interstitial fibrosis
Mild	14 (33)	8 (28)	0.79
Moderate	11 (26)	9 (31)	0.60
Marked	7 (17)	5 (17)	1.00
No fibrosis	10 (24)	7 (24)	1.00