Table 4. Immunofluorescence findings by light microscopy pattern.
Crescentic (n=26), n (%) | Acute proliferative (n=18), n (%) | Mesangial proliferative (n=5), n (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Staining pattern | |||
None | 2 (8) | 0 | 1 (20) |
Mesangial-only | 13 (50) | 3 (17) | 4 (80) |
Capillary wall and mesangium | 11 (42) | 13 (72) | 0 |
Capillary wall-only | 0 | 2 (11) | 0 |
% Positive (mean intensity) | % Positive (mean intensity) | % Positive (mean intensity) | |
Immunoreactant | |||
IgG | 15 (1.8) | 50 (1.9) | 0 |
IgM | 58 (2.1) | 17 (1.7) | 0 |
IgA | 12 (1.7) | 61 (2.3) | 0 |
C3 | 92 (2.5) | 100 (2.8) | 100 (2.8) |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Pauci-immune | 11 (42) | 6 (33) | 5 (100) |
Abbreviations: C3, complement component 3; Ig, immunoglobulin.