Kidney tissue of a patient with cholera, light micrograph

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Light micrograph of a patient with acute cholera showing acute tubular necrosis (ATN). This is a medical condition involving the death of tubular cells that transport urine to the ureters while reabsorbing 99% of the water and highly concentrating the salts and metabolic byproducts.

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