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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Male urinary system
Male urinary system
Alternative Names

Segmental glomerulosclerosis; Focal sclerosis with hyalinosis


Symptoms
  • Foamy urine
  • Poor appetite
  • Swelling of the body, called generalized edema, from retained fluids
  • Weight gain

Signs and tests

The health care provider will perform and physicla examination. This condition is diagnosed based on edema and elevated blood pressure. Signs of kidney (renal) failure and associated fluid overload may develop as the condition gets worse.

Tests may include:

  • Immunofluorescence microscopy test
  • Kidney biopsy
  • Urinalysis


Review Date: 05/20/2009
Reviewed By: Parul Patel, MD, Private Practice specializing in Nephrology and Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center, Department of Transplantation, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).
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