Renal lesions in leprosy amongst north Indian patients.
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Renal lesions in leprosy amongst north Indian patients.
Sixty consecutive patients with leprosy were investigated for renal involvement. Clinically overt renal disease was present in 4 patients; 3 presented with a nephrotic state and one patient with progressive renal failure. Urinalysis showed daily protein loss ranging from 0.4 to 8.9 g in 8 patients and microscopic haematuria in 4 cases. Elevated levels of blood urea and creatinine were seen only...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.59.697.707