Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis (Epithelial Crescents)

Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis (Epithelial Crescents)

Epithelial crescents are especially common when biopsy occurs late, after a failed response to treatment. The crescent has ruptured Bowman capsule (Jones silver stain, ×200).

Image provided by Agnes Fogo, MD, and the American Journal of Kidney Diseases' Atlas of Renal Pathology (see www.ajkd.org).