Open AccessBedside Stereomicroscopy of Fabry Kidney Biopsies: An Easily Available Method for Diagnosis and Assessment of Sphingolipid Deposits
Author(s) -
Einar Svarstad,
Sabine Leh,
Rannveig Skrunes,
Kristin Kampevold Larsen,
Øystein Eikrem,
Camilla Tøndel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the nephron journals/nephron journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 2235-3186
pISSN - 1660-8151
DOI - 10.1159/000479751
Subject(s) - globotriaosylceramide , medicine , fabry disease , kidney , biopsy , podocyte , pathology , kidney disease , urology , disease , proteinuria
A previous case report found stereomicroscopic changes typical for Fabry disease in a kidney biopsy. This case series evaluates an expanded diagnostic capacity of the method.