Clinical and biochemical investigation of male patients exhibiting membranous cytoplasmic bodies in biopsied kidney tissues; a pitfall in diagnosis of Fabry disease

• Main Authors: Hitoshi Sakuraba (Author), Takahiro Tsukimura (Author), Toshie Tanaka (Author), Tadayasu Togawa (Author), Naoki Takahashi (Author), Daisuke Mikami (Author), Sachiko Wakai (Author), Yasuhiro Akai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The existence of membranous cytoplasmic bodies in biopsied kidney tissues is one of the important findings when considering Fabry disease as the first choice diagnosis. However, there are possible acquired lysosomal diseases associated with pharmacological toxicity, although less attenti...