Nail patella syndrome: a rare cause of renal failure in a young adult. Pan Afr Med J 2011;9:31
Date
12/07/2011Pubmed ID
22145064Pubmed Central ID
PMC3215553DOI
10.4314/pamj.v9i1.71207Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84856316971 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
Nail Patella Syndrome (NPS) is a rare hereditary disease affecting multiple systems with predominant involvement of Kidney, Bones and Nails and Eyes. We report a case of NPS which presented as renal failure in a 22 year old male. The patient was admitted with decreased urine output and features of fluid overload and was being evaluated for renal failure. Physical examination revealed associated bony deformities which raised the suspicion of NPS as a possible etiology. This was confirmed by the radiological evaluation which showed the classical features of NPS. Though NPS is a rare clinical condition, physicians should complete knowledge about the components of NPS for appropriate diagnosis and for early detection of other systems involvement.
Author List
Senguttuvan NB, Sivaraman A, Kandasamy D, Marimuthu KAuthor
Arjun Sivaraman MD Associate Professor in the Urologic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
HumansMale
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Renal Insufficiency
Young Adult
