J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  2002 Apr;6(1):92-96.

A Case of Oligomeganephronia of the Solitary Kidney, Presented with Isolated Proteinuria

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sjoolee@mm.ewha.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Ewha Womans University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Oligomeganephronia is rare congenital anomaly characterized by striking reduction of the number of nephrons, which are markedly hypertrophied in renal hypoplasia. Since the first description of oligomeganephronia in bilateral renal hypoplasia in 1962, dozens of cases were reported. Van Acker reported the first case of oligomeganephronia developed in the solitary kidney and 8 cases were searched in the literature. We report a case of oligomeganephronia in the solitary kidney in 13 years old boy, presented with isolated proteinuria as a first case in Korea.

Keyword

Oligomeganephronia; Solitary kidney; Proteinuria

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Humans
Kidney*
Korea
Male
Nephrons
Proteinuria*
Strikes, Employee
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