Nail-patella-like renal disease
Synonyms: Salcedo syndrome
A rare genetic glomerular disease characterized by variably severe nephropathy with microscopic hematuria and proteinuria in the absence of nail and bone abnormalities. Characteristic ultrastructural findings are irregular thickening and moth-eaten appearance of the glomerular basement membrane with focal deposition of type III collagen fibrils.
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