Leprosy: kidney

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Lepromatous leprosy (LL): kidney This is a medium power view of a kidney section from a patient with LL. It shows amyloidosis of the kidney, secondary to type 2 (erythema nodosum leprosum, ENL) leprosy reaction. The glomerulus (top) and renal arterioles are visualized under polarized light, to show the yellow-green birefringence of amyloid deposition. Congo red stain.

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