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Alport Syndrome


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Alternate Names : Hematuria - Nephropathy - Deafness, Hemorrhagic Familial Nephritis, Hereditary Deafness and Nephropathy, Hereditary Nephritis

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Alport Syndrome Diagnosis & Tests

Examination is nonspecific, except for blood in the urine. Minute amounts of blood (microscopic hematuria) is present from birth in nearly all affected males. The blood pressure may be elevated. Examination of the eyes may show fundus (posterior inner part of eye) or lens changes, cataracts, or lens protrusion (lenticonus). Examination of the ears shows no structural changes.

Urinalysis shows blood, protein, and other abnormalities.
BUN, creatinine are elevated.
Red blood cell count, hematocrit may decrease.
Hematuria test is positive.
Audiometry may show nerve deafness.
Renal biopsy shows chronic glomerulonephritis with the classical changes of Alport syndrome.

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Review Date : 1/19/2002
Reviewed By : Andrew T. Koren, M.D., Department of Nephrology, NYU-Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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