Bubreg u Anderson-Fabrijevoj bolesti

  • Petar Kes
  • Nikolina Bašić-Jukić
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Publication date
January 2005
Publisher
Sestre Milosrdnice University hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research

Abstract

Anderson-Fabry disease is an X-linked recessive glycolipid storage disease caused by deficient activity of the lysosomal enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. Numerous mutations are responsible for development of the disease. Clinical manifestations include acroparesthesia from childhood, corneal dystrophy, angiokeratomas, hypohidrosis, hearing loss and, with aging, development of cardiovascular and renal disease. Renal failure typically begins in the third decade of life. A young male patient presents with proteinuria and impaired urinary concentrating ability, or reaches end-stage renal disease of unknown origin without prior supervision of nephrologist. Polyuria and nicturia are the first signs of disease caused by urinary concentration defect. ...

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