Foot process effacement is seen on EM in -
Disease Pathogenesis Light Microscopy Fluorescence microscopy Electron microscopy Minimal-change disease podocyte injury Normal Negative Effacement of foot processes; no deposits Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis Unknown: reaction to the loss of renal mass. Focal and segmental sclerosis and hyalinosis Usually negative; IgM and C3 may be present in areas of scarring Effacement of foot processes; epithelial denudation Ref: ROBBINS BASIC PATHOLOGY 10th ed Pg no: 556
Minimal change disease
Focal segmental Glomerulosclerosis
IgA nephropathy
Mesangial proliferative GN
Urinary tract