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(a) Clusters of acid-fast bacilli (arrows) were seen in one of the areas of mixed inflammation noted on renal biopsy. The lack of a granulomatous response can be seen in immunosuppressed patients (400×). (b) Acid-fast bacilli in the patient’s sputum sample (Auramine stain, 400×).