Case 3

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A 32-year-old female presents with acute renal failure, gross hematuria, and hypocomplementemia. Two weeks prior to presentation, the patient had an upper respiratory tract infection. Immunofluorescence reveals global granular glomerular capillary wall staining for IgG and C3.

Questions

  1. What is the best diagnosis?
  2. Glomerular infiltration by what cell type is most characteristic of this condition?
  3. What is the characteristic finding seen in this condition by electron microscopy?

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