Medical term:
nephronophthisis
nephronophthisis
[nef″ron-of´thĭ-sis]wasting disease of the kidney substance.
familial juvenile nephronophthisis a progressive hereditary kidney disease marked by anemia, polyuria, renal loss of sodium, progressing to chronic renal failure, tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, glomerular sclerosis, and medullary cysts.
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nephronophthisis
A progressive tubulo-interstitial kidney disorder histologically characterised by modified tubules, thickened basement membrane, interstitial fibrosis and, in advanced cases, medullary cysts.Clinical findings
Chronic renal failure, anaemia, polyuria, polydipsia, isosthenuria and growth retardation.
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