American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 5 , Pages A33-A34 , May 2009

Quiz Page May 2009: Nephrotic-Range Proteinuria Without Extensive Glomerular Disease

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 Case provided and authored by Uma Radha Krishna Pakki Venkata, MD,1 Michael Callum, MD,1 Miriam Neuman, MD,1 Rex Neil Smith, MD,2 and Wayne Trebbin, MD,1 1North Shore Medical Center, Salem, and 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

 Support: None.

 Financial Disclosure: None.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01691-0

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.09.027

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 5 , Pages A33-A34 , May 2009

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