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An unusual case of renal medullary hyperechogenicity and hypertension: answer

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Avenida Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-035, Lisbon, Portugal

    Brigida Robalo, Rosário Stone, Joana Saldanha & Margarida Almeida

  2. Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal

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Robalo, B., Stone, R., Saldanha, J. et al. An unusual case of renal medullary hyperechogenicity and hypertension: answer. Pediatr Nephrol 24, 1475–1476 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-008-1070-0

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