Immunity Case 2

Learning Objectives
Resources
Scenario
1. Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE); skin, clinical presentation of the malar (butterfly) rash
2. Kidney; Lupus nephritis, chronic
3. Lupus nephritis - Micro, Low Power
4. Lupus nephritis - Micro, High Power
5. Lupus nephritis, wire loop lesion - Micro, High Power
6. Lupus nephritis - Micro, High Power
7. SLE; glomerulus with immune complexes shown by immunofluorescence ("lumpy-bumpy" fluorescence in glomerular basement membranes)
8. Goodpasture's Disease; glomerulus with immunofluorescence
9. SLE; chronic pleuritis with interstitial pneumonitis and fibrosis; lungs - Gross
10. Schematic illustration of immune complex formation, deposition and resultant injury
11. Schematic illustration of the pathogenesis of immune complex-mediated injury. The morphologic consequences are depicted as boxed areas.

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