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Alport's syndrome with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis lesion - Pattern to recognize.
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia - 1 Jan 2000
Alsahli Afnan A, Alshahwan Sara I, Alotaibi Amal O, Alsaad Khaled O, Aloudah Nourah, Farooqui Mahfooz, Al Sayyari Abdullah A
Abstract excerpt
The association between Alport's syndrome (AS) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in the same patient is complex and rarely reported. We report a case of a 42-year-old male presenting with proteinuria, microscopic hematuria, elevated serum creatinine and hypertension with unremarkable physical examination apart from obesity. The renal biopsy showed well-established FSGS pattern of injury with mild...
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