Nodular glomerulosclerosis in a patient with cystic fibrosis, but not diabetes mellitus: A paediatric case
Conclusion Nodular glomerulosclerosis in the absence of diabetes and poor glycaemic control have not previously been reported in a paediatric patient. In adult patients without diabetes, smoking, hypertension, hypercholestrolaemia and extrarenal vascular disease have been implicated. The proteinuria decreased after commencement of treatment with enalapril. A recurrence of proteinuria responded to a dose increase.
Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
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