ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS IN AN ADULT WITH LONGSTANDING DIABETES MELLITUS
Authors: S E EPSTEIN, E L BECKER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 January 1961ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS IN AN ADULT WITH LONGSTANDING DIABETES MELLITUSSTEPHEN E. EPSTEIN, E. LOVELL BECKER, M.D.STEPHEN E. EPSTEINSearch for more papers by this author, E. LOVELL BECKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-1-97 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptKimmelstiel and Wilson1 in 1936 first described the nodular lesion found in the glomeruli of patients with diabetes. Their original study was based on autopsy findings and included an evaluation of the associated clinical findings. Since that time, many studies of the clinical syndrome associated with this lesion have been reported. However, percutaneous renal biopsy has made it possible to evaluate the specific relationship between the clinical signs and symptoms and the pathologic lesion studied. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received May 17, 1960.†This work was supported in part by a grant from the New York Heart Association.‡Medical student, Cornell University Medical College, New York, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to E. Lovell Becker, M.D., The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, New York 21, New York. 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