The Occurrence or Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus May Not Be Coincidental : A Report of Four Cases
Joint Authors
Marrero-Robayna, Silvia
Ramírez-Medina, Davinia
Henríquez-Palop, Fernando
Camacho-Galan, Rafael
González-Cabrera, Fayna
Plaza-Toledano, Celia
Antón-Pérez, Gloria
Vega-Díaz, Nicanor
Santana-Estupiñán, Raquel
Ramírez-Puga, Ana
Rodríguez-Pérez, José C.
Gallego-Samper, Roberto
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although clinical presentation of fibrillary glomerulonephritis is similar to most forms of glomerulonephritis, it is usually difficult to make the diagnosis.
Clinical manifestations include proteinuria, microscopic haematuria, nephrotic syndrome, and impairment of renal function.
A diagnosis of fibrillary glomerulonephritis is only confirmed by renal biopsy and it must comprise electronmicroscopy-verified ultrastructural findings.
We report four cases between 45–50 years old with documented type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and arterial hypertension.
All patients were found to have fibrils on kidney biopsy.
The differential diagnosis of fibrils in the setting of diabetes mellitus is also discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
González-Cabrera, Fayna& Henríquez-Palop, Fernando& Ramírez-Puga, Ana& Santana-Estupiñán, Raquel& Plaza-Toledano, Celia& Antón-Pérez, Gloria…[et al.]. 2013. The Occurrence or Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus May Not Be Coincidental : A Report of Four Cases. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
González-Cabrera, Fayna…[et al.]. The Occurrence or Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus May Not Be Coincidental : A Report of Four Cases. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509459
American Medical Association (AMA)
González-Cabrera, Fayna& Henríquez-Palop, Fernando& Ramírez-Puga, Ana& Santana-Estupiñán, Raquel& Plaza-Toledano, Celia& Antón-Pérez, Gloria…[et al.]. The Occurrence or Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus May Not Be Coincidental : A Report of Four Cases. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509459
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509459