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A 4-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department because of a 5-day history of fever, diffuse abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Examination shows petechiae, hepatomegaly, and splenomegaly. Hemoglobin concentration is 8.7 g/dL and platelet count is 60,000/mm3. A peripheral blood smear shows erythrocyte fragmentation. Which of the following renal findings is most likely to be associated with her condition?
A) Narrowing of the capillary wall by fibrin deposition
B) IgG-associated glomerular basement membrane antibody
C) Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
D) Periglomerular granuloma with giant cells
E) Glomerular crescent formation
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A)HUS--narrowing of cap wall due to fibrin deposition
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