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A 51-year-old woman with nephrotic syndrome, hematuria, and renal insufficiency.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9159320     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This case illustrates the utility of all modalities of the renal biopsy in arriving at a correct diagnosis in an adult patient with nephrotic syndrome. Unlike the clinical situation in children, where minimal change disease is presumed to underlie the nephrotic syndrome unless the patient shows steroid resistance, the list of differential diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome in the adult is lengthy. The renal biopsy is essential in establishing the specific diagnosis. We discuss the diagnostic approach in an adult patient with a relatively uncommon disease causing the common manifestations of nephrotic syndrome, hematuria and renal insufficiency.
Authors:
A Fogo; R G Horn
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0272-6386     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Kidney Dis.     Publication Date:  1997 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-13     Completed Date:  1997-06-13     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8110075     Medline TA:  Am J Kidney Dis     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  806-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hematuria / pathology*
Humans
Kidney / pathology
Kidney Failure / pathology*
Middle Aged
Nephrotic Syndrome / pathology*

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