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Priya Alexander, MD

@mpalexandermd

Renal Pathologist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. I love kidneys. Tweets are my own, not medical advice.

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What is "onion-skin"? Due to the concentric proliferation of smooth muscle cells, the arterioles have an “onion skin” appearance. It is an adaptive response of arterioles to severe (“malignant”) hypertension. The red arrow shows the narrowed lumen. The EM image = wow #PathTwitter

What is "onion-skin"? Due to the concentric proliferation of smooth muscle cells, the arterioles have an “onion skin” appearance. It is an adaptive response of arterioles to severe (“malignant”) hypertension. The red arrow shows the narrowed lumen. The EM image = wow #PathTwitter