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Computerized tomography and ultrasound in the diagnosis of cerebro-hepato-renal syndrome of Zellweger

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Renal cortical cysts were demonstrated by computerized tomography and ultrasound in a patient with cerebro-hepato-renal syndrome who did not have patellar calcifications.

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  1. Departments of Pediatrics, Radiology and Pathology, Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    D. E. Weese-Mayer, K. M. Smith, J. K. Reddy, I. Salafsky & A. K. Poznanski

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Weese-Mayer, D.E., Smith, K.M., Reddy, J.K. et al. Computerized tomography and ultrasound in the diagnosis of cerebro-hepato-renal syndrome of Zellweger. Pediatr Radiol 17, 170–172 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388104

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