Glomerular Ds Flashcards
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Absolute indication for hemodialysis
Other indication
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Uremia
Others ecg change metabolic acidosis fluid overload unresponsive to med mgt
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Clinical features of rpgn
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Clinical features of rpgn
Progressive facial puffiness pedal edema high colored urine that progress to oliguria htn
Bp 150/100
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Biopsy finding of rpgn
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Crescent
Collapse of glomeruli
Parietal epithelial proliferation along with fibrin platelet
No of crescent more than size of crescent
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Classification of rpgn is done on basis of
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Immunofluorscene
Type 1to5
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Most common rogn overall
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Type 3 >2 >1
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Most common rpgn in 1-20 yrs age grp
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Type 2
Immune complex deposit
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Good pasture syndrome is type of
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Type 1 rpgn Linear igG +c3 deposit along capillary wall
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SLE MPGN ADULT HSP ADULT PIGN are type of
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Type 2 RPGN immune complex deposit
IgG IgA or full house
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Type 3 ie pauci immune is found in
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Anca vasculitis
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Good pasture syndrome consist of
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Rpgn
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
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What is good pasture disease
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Rpgn
Dah
Ab against NC1 domain of alpha 3 chain of type 4 collagen
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Only glomerular disease which has smoking as risk factor
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RPGN- anti GBM disease
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Confirmation test for dah (rpgn)
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Bal sputum :hemosiderin laden macrophage
Pft increased diffusing capacity of lungs for carbon monoxide
Bronchoscopy blood in air spaces
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Most sensitive test for diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
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Pft increased dlco
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Most specific test for diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
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Bal sputum
Hemosiderin laden macrophage
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Treatment for good pasture disease
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Plasma exchange
Steroids and cyclophosphamide for 3months
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Anti gbm disease consists of
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Rpgn
DAH
Anti gbm antibody
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Type 4 rpgn i e double positive means
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Type 1 with anti gbm and anca +
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How to detect inheritance of alport syndrome from skin IF
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If skin IF Abnormal - defect in alpha 5 i e x linked (80%)
If skin IF normal -defect in alpha 3&4 ie autosomal recessive or dominant
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Pathogenesis of alport
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Type 4 collagen alpha 1 23 class switch to
Alpha 345 - in glomerlus cochlea ocular bm
Alpha 556 epidermal bm
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Amyloid deposit in amyloid kidney is most likely to be
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Lambda > kappa
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Staining characteristics to comfirm amyloid deposit
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Extracellular hyaline amorphous nodule
Weakly pas positive
Congo red positive
Apple green birefringence on polarised microscopy
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Polyclonal nodules can be found in
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MPGN
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Organized mono clonal ig deposit( lambda)
Suspect?
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Amyloidosis
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Secondary amyloidosis clinical feature are
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Nephrotic syndrome and massive proteinuria
Autonomic neuropathy
Hepatomegaly
Peripheral neuropathy
Macroglossia
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Prognosis of X linked inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Autosomal dominant
X linked in male progresses to esrd
AR severe esrd in both sexes
AD mild ds in both sexes
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Manifestation of alport at the age of 5-10 yrs
Proteinuria htn
| Start on ace
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Manifestation of alport at the age of 5yrs and
| At 10 yrs
Microscopic hematuria
Sr Creatinine increased
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High or Low frequency sn hearing loss occurs at what age in alport
15 yrs
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What are opthalmic manifestation of alport and at what age they appear
Most common dot and fleck retinopathy
Pathognomic anterior lenticonus
At the age of 20 yrs
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Can ophthalmoscope be used to find opthalmic manifestation of alport syndrome
Oil drop appearance on fundoscopy
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Thin gbm disease
| Characteristics
Uniform thinning of GBM
No risk of Ckd
Microhematuria
No extrarenal feature
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Basket weaven appearance
Alternating thickening and thinning of gbm
Is seen in
Alports syndrome
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Prognosis after transplant in a pt of alports
Zero percent post transplant recurrence
| 5% post transplant good pasture disease in graft
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Most common primary glomerulonephritis
IgA nephropathy
| Aka bergers disease henoch scholein nephritis
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Innocent bystander theory is wrt which disease
IgA nephropathy
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Pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy
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Defective galactosylation of polymeroc IgA1 produced by malt
Not cleared by liver
Antiglycan ab
Immune complex
Deposit in mesangium
Kidney is innocent bystander
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Other causes where increased polymeric IgA mucosal production leads to IGA nephropathy
Celiac disease
Whipples
IBS (UC>CD)
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Other causes where defective uptake by liver lead to IgA nephropathy
Cirrhosis
Alcohol
NASH
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Most common glomerular ds acc with hep B
Membranous nephropathy
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1/3rd rule. Of Iga nephropathy
One third spontaneously resolve
" Stable course with maintained gfr
" CKD even with t/t
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MESTC Score is seen in which glomerular ds
IgA nephropathy
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Mesangial hypercellularity
Endocapillary hypercellularity
Segmental sclerosis
Tubular atrophy
Crescent formation
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Can IgA nephropathy present as nephrotic syndrome or ckd
Less than 5% present as Nephrotic Syndrome (MCD)
| Less than 5% as CKD (B/L small kidney)
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Prognostic factor of IgA nephropathy
| Do serum IgA level and complement levels have no role in prognosis.?
Any deposit other than IgA
IgA deposition in capillary wall
Endocapillary proliferation
No, no role in diagnosis/prognosis
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Crescent formation in IgA nephropathy present as?
Less than 1% pt present as RPGN TYPE2
| Adult Hsp
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Any sign which is responsible for good prognosis in IgA nephropathy
Macrohematuria
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Treatment of IgA nephropathy with respect to different presentation
ACEI/ARB
PROTEINURIA<500 mg
Limit salt intake
Steroids-
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Acc to clinical presentation steroid intake in pt differs
T/T in nephrotic syndrome
RPGN
Proteinuria more than 1g/day and pt on conservative therapy
A -treat like MCD
B- Steroid+cyclophosphamide
C- Steroid
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Causative agent of psgn in childhood and types
Group A Beta hemolytic strep
Type 1 3 4 12 mainly
Type 49 mainly
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Incidence of psgn is common in
Immunocompetent children boyrs
| 2-7 yrs of age
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Urinalysis of psgn will show
WBC casts
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Detection of toxin in psgn
| Name
Streptococcal pyogenic exotoxin B
AntiDNase B titre
Nephritis ass plasminogen receptor (NAPL2R)
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Glomerulonephritis ass with MRSA seen in immunocompromised / diabetic foot, cellulitus pt
PIGN -Post infectious
Or
IRGN-Infection related GN
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In children presentation of PSGN is mostly
| Treatment?
Acute nephritic syndrome
Benzathine penicillin 12 lakh/units IM
Steroid not indicated
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Importance of C3 levels in psgn in children
As psgn activate alternate complement pathway C3 levels are high
But after treatment follow up after 8 weeks C3 levels if remain high that means diagnosis was wrong
And biopsy is indicated
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In adults PIGN presents as
| What is treatment and prognosis
Rapidly progressive renal failure
Treatment dialysis
Prognosis poor as mrsa but vancomycin cannot be given nephrotoxic and steroids or immunosuppressent also cannot be used
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Characteristics LM finding of PSGN
DPGN
endocapillary hypercellularity mesangial hypercellularity with neutrophil infiltration
In children DPGN
In adults DPGN +crescent
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Electron microscopic finding of psgn
Sub Epithelial camel hump deposit
| Lumpy bumpy deposit
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Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis is other name for
MPGN
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What is podocytopathy
Podocyte injury resulting in proteinuria
| Seen in MCD FSGS MN
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Lipoid nephrosis is other name for
Minimal change disease
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Primary causes of MPGN
None it is always secondary
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Glomerular ds with extremely high chance for recurrence post transplant
Almost 100% in type 2 MPGN
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Types of MPGN
Type 1 classical MPGN
| TYPE 2 C3 GN
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Most important causes of type 1 MPGN
Infection- HCV, Leprosy, P. Malariae, IE
Malignancies monoclonal Immunoglobulin (plasma cell dyscrasia)
Autoimmune -cryoglobulinemia, sle3&4 , scleroderma, sjogrens syndrome
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Complement levels in TYPE 1&2 MPGN
Type 1 C3 &4 levels low-- classical pathway
| Type 2 C3 low C4 normal -- alternate pathway
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Type 2 C3 MPGN Characteristic
Partial lipodystrophy of face
Drusen on retina
Aka dense deposit disease intramembranous deposit
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Most important manifestation of scleroderma in kidney
Small vessel ds(TMA)
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Most important manifestation of sjogrens in kidney
RTA type 1
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Light microscopy finding of MPGN
Mesangial Hypercellularity> endocapillary Hypercellularity
Thickening of capillary wall
Lobular capillary tuft
Uniform small nodules
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Double contour/Tram track appearance is seen in
Type 1MPGN
| Subendothelial deposit
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Hyaline thrombi in MPGN is specific to which secondary cause
Cryoglobulinemia
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Only glomerular ds which can present as nephrotic and nephritic syndrome
MPGN
| 35% each
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IgG deposit +C3 in Mesangiocapillary wall can be seen in
mpgn
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MCD is seen most commonly in
Boys 2-7 yrs
| 90% of nephrotic syndrome in children are MCD
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3yr old boy with proteinuria no hematuria or htn or raised creat in serum
MC diagnosis
MCD
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Drugs responsible for MCD
NSAIDs
| Interferon alpha
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Gold can cause which renal disorder
Membranous nephropathy
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Most common malignancy ass c mcd
Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Why is it called MCD
Because LM and IF show no change ie normal
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Which type of MCD can show some changes in LM
IgM nephropathy can cause mild mesangial expansion and it can progresa to ckd
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EM finding in MCD
| Why MCD never progress to CKD
Effacement of foot process of podocyte
| Because no of podocyte do not decrease in MCD
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Podocyte injury in MCD can be due to
Increased CD80 expression in podocyte
| Increase angiopoietin like 4 expression
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Specific Mgt of MCD
Oral prednisolone in children and adults
2mg/kg/day children
1mg/kg/day adula
Full dose in morning for 6 wks then taper for another 6 wks
Total duration 6wks
Growth monitoring and urine monitoring
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When do we say child with minimal change disease has gone into remission
Urine albumin is nil for 3 consecutive days
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10% children are steroid resistant
| How to define it
Proteinuria persisiting despite full dose of steroids fo 4 wks in child and 4 month in adult
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Treatment for steroid resistant mcd
Calcineurin inhibitors
Tacrolimus or cyclosporin
Leavmisole
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Out of 90% responding 2/3 rd relapse -
| What is relapse in mcd
Proteinuria reappearing after mini 4 wks of remission
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What can be the cause of relapse in minimal change disease
Frequent relapse -more than 2 relapse in 6 months
| Steroid dependant nephrotic syndrome
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How to treat relapse in minimal change disease
Steroid then urine albumin become nil continue steroid for 2 more days
And start tapering
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DOC in frequent relapse in minimal change disease
Cyclophosphamide 2mg/kg for 12 wks
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Define steroid dependant nephrotic syndrome
Treatment
And last choice of drug
2 or more episode of proteinuria within 14 days of stopping steroid or while tapering
T/T calcineurin inhibitors
Last choice of drug rituximab
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Prognosis of fsgs
2/3rd pt progress to ckd even after treatment
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Patho of fsgs
Decrease in podocyte
Synechiae formation
Loss of bowman space
Sclerosis
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Types of FSGS with cause
Type 1 primary
Soluble urolinase plasminogen activator receptor (SUPAR) elevated
Type 2 Secondary
Drugs IFNalpha, pamidronate, sirolimus, heroin
Infection parvovirus hiv cmv ebv
Genetic
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Characteristics of secondary FSGS
No nephrotic syndrome
Nephrotic range proteinuria and systemic htn
LM fags
EM podocyte effacement<50%
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What is adaptive /perihilar fsgs
| Causes
When one kidney is diseased and other kidney develops hyperfiltration injury
RAS, REFLUX NEPHROPATHY MALIGNANCY
OBESITY SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
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Characteristics of primary fsgs
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75% nephrotic syndrome
25% microscopic hematuria proteinuria better prognosis
Biopsy
IF focal IgM +-C3
EM more than 50% podocyte effaced
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Variant of FSGS
| Which variant has better prognosis why
Tip variant best prognosis
Similar to MCD
Collapsing variant worst prognosis
CAUSED by hiv heroin pamidronate parvovirus
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Mgt of FSGS
Adult with nephrotic syndrome- (75%)
Steroids
1mg/kg/day given for 6-8 months
Adult with asymptomatic presentation(25%)
Acei arb and salt restriction
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How to treat resistance in fsgs
Resistance no response after 4 months
| Treatment cyclosporin tacrolimus
