focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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Related to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: Minimal change disease, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
glomerulosclerosis
[glo-mer″u-lo-sklĕ-ro´sis]diabetic glomerulosclerosis (intercapillary glomerulosclerosis) a degenerative complication of diabetes mellitus in which there is glomerular mesangial expansion with either diffuse lesions or nodular (Kimmelstiel-Wilson) lesions; symptoms include albuminuria, nephrotic edema, hypertension, renal insufficiency, and retinopathy. The type with nodular lesions is also called Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome.
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis focal sclerosing lesions of the renal glomeruli, with proteinuria, hematuria, hypertension, and the nephrotic syndrome; it may be idiopathic or secondary to another condition. Called also focal glomerular sclerosis.
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fo·cal seg·men·tal glo·mer·u·lo·scle·ro·sis
segmental collapse of glomerular capillaries with thickened basement membranes and increased mesangial matrix; seen in some glomeruli of patients with nephrotic syndrome or mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis.
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fo·cal seg·men·tal glo·mer·u·lo·scle·ro·sis
(fō'kăl seg-men'tăl glo-mer'yū-lō-skler-ō'sis)Segmental collapse of glomerular capillaries with thickened basement membranes and increased mesangial matrix; seen in some glomeruli of patients with nephrotic syndrome or mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis.
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focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
An irreversible form of glomerular injury often seen in patients with a history of injection drug use or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
See also: glomerulosclerosis
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