Smoking-associated nodular glomerulosclerosis, a rare renal pathology resembling diabetic nephropathy: case report.
CONCLUSIONS: Although a rare condition, smoking associated nodular glomerulosclerosis is a diagnosis not to be missed when dealing with a heavy smoker patient, especially when hypertensive, and sometimes associating nephrotic syndrome and this diagnosis should be considered together with much more frequent causes of nephrotic syndrome.
PMID: 28002533 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology - Category: Journals (General) Tags: Rom J Morphol Embryol Source Type: research
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