Article
[Esophageal leiomyomatosis revealing an Alport syndrome].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Jan 2009
Abbes K, Ayadi L, Makni S, Kharrat M, Affes N, Kallel R, Gouiaa N, Ben Hmida M, Hachicha J, Beyrouti M I, Sellami Boudawara T
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome is a rare progressive hematuric nephropathy associated with sensorineural deafness. Leiomyomatosis associated with Alport syndrome is quite rare. We report a particular case of Alport syndrome which was diagnosed in the setting of an oesophageal leiomyomatosis. Alport syndrome and leiomyomatosis are caused by mutation of the genes encoding for the alpha chain of type IV collagen. In view of the...
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