Case presentation A 46-year-old man was brought to the hospital after sustaining severe injuries in a car collision. The patient had a clonic-tonic seizure two days later. Laboratory investigations Gram-negative bacteria are found in the blood cultures, and the patient is given intravenous antibiotics. Prolonged prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT), low fibrinogen levels, a positive D-dimer test, and thrombocytopenia. Renal failure occurs, and the patient passes away.
Phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin was used to stain a slice of the kidney during autopsy (Cover image). Question: Which of the following best describes the dark purple objects found within the glomeruli responsible for coagulation? (Cover Image) (A) Arteriovenous malformations (B) Fat emboli (C) Fibrin thrombi (D) Psammoma bodies (E) Vascular calcifications Stay tuned for the correct answer! *This…
