A 23 year old female presents to the office with a rash on her face, complains of muscle pain / weakness and fatigue. A battery of tests are run and she tests positive for syphilis despite never having sex. It is also noted that she has ANA and Anti-ds-DNA antibodies. Recently she has noted blood in her urine and a foamy appearance to her urine. UA shows an elevated BUN/creatinine/protein.
What kind of rash is this?
Why did she have a false positive result for syphilis?
What is her diagnosis?
What type of hypersensitivity reaction causes the tissue damage?
Name 4 of the criteria for diagnosis:
If a biopsy of her kidney was taken it would show the following: Describe the pathology seen
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