The pathogenesis of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis involves:

A. deposition of immune complexes in the kidneys.
B. destruction of glomeruli by streptolysin O.
C. bacterial-induced dehydration.
D. invasion of the kidneys by Streptococcus pyogenes


Ans: A. deposition of immune complexes in the kidneys.

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