Case 20-2012: A 77-year-old man with leg edema, hematuria, and acute renal failure (New England Journal of Medicine (2012) 366 (2503-2515))

摘要

Case 20-2012: A 77-Year-Old Man with Leg Edema, Hematuria, and Acute Renal Failure (June 28, 2012;366:2503-15). In the Pathological Discussion, the beginning of the first paragraph (page 2511) should have read, "Dr. Yael B. Kushner: A kidney biopsy was performed and the tissue was processed and the diagnosis rendered at the Brigham and Women's Hospital; slides and photographs were sent to us for review. Examination of formalin-fixed tissue by light microscopy showed that about 30% of glomeruli were globally sclerotic; of the remaining glo-meruli, about 20% had cellular and fibrocellular crescents within the urinary space (Fig. 3A).