Sunday, 9 October 2011
crescentric glomerulonephritis
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In crescentric glomerulonephritis, prognosis depends on —(AI 90)
a) Size
b) Cellularity
c) Number
d) Basement membrane break
Ans. is ‘c’ i.e., Number [Ref : Basic Robbin's p. 453]
A crescent is a half-moon-shaped collection of cells in Bowman’s space, usually composed of proliferating parietal epithelial cells and infiltrating monocytes. Because crescentic glomerulonephritis is often associated with renal failure that progresses rapidly over week to months, the clinical term rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and pathologic term crescentic glomerulonephritis are often used interchangeably
a) Size
b) Cellularity
c) Number
d) Basement membrane break
Ans. is ‘c’ i.e., Number [Ref : Basic Robbin's p. 453]
A crescent is a half-moon-shaped collection of cells in Bowman’s space, usually composed of proliferating parietal epithelial cells and infiltrating monocytes. Because crescentic glomerulonephritis is often associated with renal failure that progresses rapidly over week to months, the clinical term rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and pathologic term crescentic glomerulonephritis are often used interchangeably
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