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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun 13;2020(6):omz148.
doi: 10.1093/omcr/omz148. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Educational case: a patient with proteinuria

Christopher N Kassam  1 , Vivian W M Yiu  1   2 , Meryl H Griffiths  3 , William G Petchey  1   2
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Case Reports

Educational case: a patient with proteinuria

Christopher N Kassam et al. Oxf Med Case Reports. .

Abstract

This is an educational case suitable for all readers, but aimed particularly at trainees preparing for MRCP. Using the example of a patient presenting to clinic with proteinuria, aspects of differential diagnosis, pathology and management are explored.

Keywords: nephrology; obesity; proteinuria; renal medicine.

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Figure 1
Representative sections from the biopsy of the patient’s left kidney, H&E stain.
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