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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Most characteristic feature of diabetic nephropathy:
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The correct answer is  Features of diabetic nephropathy are: - Glomerular lesions like Capillary basement membrane thickening - Earliest & most common change in DM Diffuse mesangial sclerosis - presents as nephrotic syndrome in severe cases Nodular glomerulosclerosis aka Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesion - Pathognomonic of diabetes -Renal vascular lesions, principally aeriolosclerosis -Pyelonephritis, including necrotizing papillitis.