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Congo red · Urinary tract · open case 04

Pathological anatomy · Urinary

Electron microscopic study of renal biopsy specimen fixed using gluteraldehyde, viewed under 40,000x magnification revealed abundant subendothelial deposits of large fibers (97nm in width) with long spacing striations suggestive of collagen fibers; confirming the diagnosis of collagenous glomerulopathy.
Electron microscopic study of renal biopsy specimen fixed using gluteraldehyde, viewed under 40,000x magnification revealed abundant subendothelial deposits of large fibers (97nm…

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Category
Urinary
Difficulty
advanced
Type
Clinical microscopy
Mode
Congo red
Stain
Congo red

Origin: MultiCaRe · figure from open-access article PMC3109785 · License CC BY

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