A Case of Alport's Syndrome in an Adult.
- Author:
Sung Il PARK
1
;
Won KIM
;
Sung Kwang PARK
;
Sung Kyew KANG
;
Myoung Jae KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical school, Chonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Alport's syndrome;
Hematuria;
Proteinuria
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Diagnosis;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Kidney Diseases;
Nephritis, Hereditary*;
Pedigree;
Proteinuria;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2000;19(4):760-764
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Alport's syndrome is a progressive hereditary kidney disease. The disease is primarily X chromosome- linked but autosomal forms have also been reported. The authors experienced a case of Alport's syndrome in a 19-year-old man who showed persistent hematuria and proteinuria. The diagnosis was based on the presence of hematuria on the pedigree of patient's maternal site and characteristic electron microscopic findings of renal tissue, and persistent hematuria. There was, however, no abnormal finding on audiogram and eye exami-nation. We report this case with a review of literature.
