A 24-year-old woman with photosensitivity, oral ulcers, and polyarthritis presents with hematuria and proteinuria. Vital signs show BP 138/88 mmHg, HR 92/min, RR 16/min, temperature 37.2°C, SpO2 98% on room air. Laboratory studies reveal serum creatinine 1.2 mg/dL, low C3 and C4 complement levels, and positive anti-dsDNA antibodies. Urinalysis shows no casts. Renal biopsy demonstrates diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis with characteristic wire-loop capillary lesions. Which diagnosis best explains these findings?

  1. A)IgA nephropathy
  2. B)Amyloidosis
  3. C)Minimal change disease
  4. D)FSGS
  5. E)Diffuse proliferative lupus nephritisGABARITO

Explicação

Diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis is the most common and severe form of lupus nephritis and is strongly associated with anti-dsDNA antibodies and hypocomplementemia. Immune complex deposition causes a nephritic picture, and wire-loop lesions reflect subend... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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