KROK 1 2014 – Question 125 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology

In the course of puncture biopsy of transplanted kidney the following has been revealed: diffuse infiltration of stroma by lymphocytes and plasmocytes and necrotic arteritis. What pathological process has developed in the transplant?

  1. A. Glomerulonephritis
  2. B. Pyelonephritis
  3. C. Tubular necrosis
  4. D. Immune rejection
  5. E. Ischemic kidney failure
Hint

Ask what the combination of a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate and necrosis of arterial walls says about how the host is reacting to the donor organ.

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