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Renal amyloidosis due to pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with Down syndrome

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A pulmonary-tuberculosis-related renal amyloidosis patient with Down syndrome, who presented with nephrotic syndrome, was studied.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Pathology, and Radiology, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Kurupelit-Samsun, Turkey

    Ozan Özkaya, M. Şükrü Paksu, Kenan Bek, Levent Yıldız, Tunç Fışgın, Nevzat Gürmen & Filiz Karagöz

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Özkaya, O., Paksu, M., Bek, K. et al. Renal amyloidosis due to pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with Down syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 165, 134–135 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-0003-1

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