Two Cases of Alport Syndrome Developed in Sister |
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자매에게 발생한 Alport 증후군 2례 |
조병수1, 박치형1, 박진1, 조성윤1, 차성호1, 안창일1, 홍순동2, 양문호3 |
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Abstract |
The moderate sensory neural hearing loss and decreased visual acuity were accompanied in a 15 year old girl with chronic renal failure, and so we suspected Alport syndrome. In Family study, her younger sister of 12 years old had shown persistent hematuria from 2 years ago and mild hearing loss. HTe ultrasound-guided percutaneous renal biopsy was performed in younger sister and characteristic electron microscopic findings of Alport syndrome was shown.
We experienced 2 cases of Alport syndrome developed in sister and report with a brief review of related literatures. |
Key Words:
Alport syndrome |
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