Smoking as the potential link between Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesion and non-diabetic nodular glomerulosclerosis in male patients - a single center retrospective study.

Conclusions: We propose that chronic cigarette smoking could play a pivotal role in the development of KW lesions.
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Source: Clinical Nephrology - February 26, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Halmai R, Degrell P, Szijártó IA, Mátyás V, Molnár GA, Kovács T, Wittmann I Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research