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Friday, October, 16, 2009

Symptoms Of Alport Syndrome

Health Encyclopedia: Alport Syndrome

Definition

Alport syndrome is an inherited disorder (usually X-linked) involving damage to the kidney, blood in the urine, and in some families, loss of hearing. The disorder may also include eye defects.


Alternative Names

Hereditary nephritis; Hematuria - nephropathy - deafness; Hemorrhagic familial nephritis; Hereditary deafness and nephropathy


Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Alport syndrome is a form of hereditary nephritis. There may be nerve ...

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Alport syndrome
Hereditary nephritis; Hematuria - nephropathy - deafness; Hemorrhagic familial nephritis; Hereditary deafness and nephropathy Prevention This... Read more »
Alport syndrome
...such as lip reading or sign language may be of some benefit. Hearing aids are helpful. Young men with Alport syndrome should use hearing protection in noisy environments. Genetic counseling may... Read more »
Alport syndrome
...deafness. Renal biopsy shows chronic glomerulonephritis with the changes typical of Alport syndrome. Read more »
RBC: urine
... Prostatitis Additional conditions under which the test may be performed: Alport syndrome Complicated UTI (pyelonephritis) ... Read more »
Chronic renal failure
...of any type (one of the most common causes) Polycystic kidney disease Alport syndrome Reflux nephropathy Obstructive uropathy ... Read more »

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