Oligomeganephronia

Oligomeganephronia is a developmental anomaly of the kidneys, and the most severe form of renal hypoplasia (see this term), characterized by a reduction of 80% in nephron number and a marked hypertrophy of the glomeruli and tubules.

Proteinuria

Increased levels of protein in the urine.


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PMID (PMCID)
8196224
 MALE Child
[A case of oligomeganephronia--quantitative measurement of the glomerular surface area and the number of glomeruli with a color image analyzer].
Ohshima T, Inaba S, Arai M, Sakai Y, Kurose K, Ishihara S, Takahashi T, Takai R, Matukura H, Yoshida R, et al..
Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi. 1994;36(3):271-6.
The patient had proteinuria and morphometric analysis of the renal biopsy specimen confirmed the diagnosis of oligomeganephronia.