Unusual causes of renal failure in diabetics: two case studies.
An atypical course of diabetic nephropathy may signal an associated glomerulonephritis or other complicating illness. Two cases illustrate the importance of seeking reversible causes of renal dysfunction in diabetics.
VenkataRaman
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011507:Proteinuria; D012082:Renal Veins; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography