Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (Segmental glomerulosclerosis, Focal sclerosis with hyalinosis)

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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Alternate Names : Segmental glomerulosclerosis, Focal sclerosis with hyalinosis

Symptoms & Signs

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

Diagnosis & 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

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Review Date : 5/20/2009
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.

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