Bile Cast Nephropathy: A Pathologic Finding with Manifold Causes Displayed in an Adult with Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and in a Child with Wilson’s Disease
Bile cast nephropathy (BCN) is seen in patients who have acute kidney injury and severe hyperbilirubinemia due to a wide range of hepatobiliary system diseases. Findings seen by renal biopsy include acute tubular injury with necrotic and sloughed epithelial cells, yellow-green pigment within tubular...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2018-09-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/493231 |