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URREGO-DIAZ, José Augusto; LANDINEZ-MILLAN, Guillermo  y  LOZANO-TRIANA, Carlos Javier. Alport sindrome: Case report and literature review. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2015, vol.63, n.1, pp.143-149. ISSN 0120-0011.  https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v63n1.45007.

We present the case of a 4 year-old girl patient, with an asymptomatic dizygotic twin brother, child of non-consanguineous parents and with no family history of renal disease. Her clinical picture started with edema and severe proteinuria as manifestations of a minimal change nephrotic syndrome that was diagnosed by renal biopsy and initially treated with steroids. Her clinical course was complicated by multiple relapses that classified her as a patient presenting a steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, her treatment was changed and a second renal biopsy was needed. Histology outcome of biopsy surprised the treating medical group because changes in glomerular basal membrane revealed that it was in fact an Alport syndrome.

Palabras clave : Nephritis; hereditary; Hematuria; Proteinuria; Alport Syndrome.

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