Glomerular Diseases USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 24-year-old man with a recent upper respiratory infection presents with gross hematuria, mild hypertension, and a serum creatinine of 1.2 mg/dL. Urinalysis shows RBC casts and dysmorphic RBCs. Complement levels are normal. Kidney biopsy shows IgA dominant deposits on immunofluorescence. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- ARapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
- BAlport syndrome
- CMembranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
- DPost-infectious glomerulonephritis
- EIgA nephropathyCorrect answer
- FLupus nephritis
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