Table 5.
LM features
| No. | % of biopsies | |
|---|---|---|
| Histopathology | ||
| Endocapillary proliferative pattern | 78 | 91% |
| Mesangial proliferative pattern | 6 | 7% |
| MPGN | 2 | 2% |
| Crescentic IRGN (>50%) | 4 | 5% |
| Crescent more than 20% G | 12 | 14% |
| Neutrophilic infiltration (exudative) | 69 | 80% |
| Capillary loop obliteration | 35 | 41% |
| Lobular accentuation | 7 | 8% |
| Interstitial inflammation | 43 | 50% |
| Plasma cell infiltration | 3 | 3% |
| Eosinophil infiltration | 3 | 3% |
| Interstitial edema | 15 | 17% |
| Acute tubular injury | 51 | 59% |
| RBC casts | 25 | 29% |
| Global glomerulosclerosis >20% | 21 | 25% |
| Global glomerulosclerosis >50% | 7 | 8% |
| IFTA more than 10% | 17 | 20% |
| Coexistent pathology | ||
| Diabetic nephropathy | 8 | 9.3% |
| HTN arteriosclerosis | 6 | 7% |
| IgA Nephropathy | 1 | 1% |
| Chronic interstitial nephritis | 1 | 1% |
HTN: Hypertension, IRGN: Infection-related glomerulonephritis, LM: Light microscopy, RBC: Red blood cell