Renal tubular lysosomal vacuoles are a generic toxic manifestation and not particularly associated with agrochemicals and heavy metal toxicity or specific to a disease

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Vervaet BA, Nast CC, Schreurs G, De Broe ME. Vervaet BA, et al. Kidney Int. 2020 May;97(5):1058-1059. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.01.022. Kidney Int. 2020. PMID: 32331581 No abstract available.
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Chronic interstitial nephritis of agricultural communities: continuing with the term CKDu (chronic kidney disease of unknown cause) is detrimental.
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Chronic interstitial nephritis in agricultural communities is a toxin-induced proximal tubular nephropathy.
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