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Record 1 2003-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urinary Tract
DEF

Any disease of the kidney.

CONT

In people with kidney disease (nephropathy), the capillaries become blocked and start to leak. This leaves wastes in the blood, while protein, which should remain in the blood, gets into the urine.

OBS

Nephrosis in the classical, not most recent, sense. For which see nephrotic syndrome.

Key term(s)
  • nephropathica

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil urinaire
DEF

Toute affection du rein.

CONT

Maladie du rein (néphropathie). Chez 25 % à 40 % des patients atteints du diabète de type 1 depuis 7 à 15 ans, on observe une microalbuminurie, qui évoluera avec le temps vers une protéinurie chez plus de 90 % d'entre eux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vías urinarias
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