Muscular hypertrophy of the oesophagus and "Alport-like" glomerular lesions in a boy

E Legius; W Proesmans; B Van Damme; K Geboes; T Lerut; E Eggermont

doi:10.1007/BF02034748

Muscular hypertrophy of the oesophagus and "Alport-like" glomerular lesions in a boy

Eur J Pediatr. 1990 Jun;149(9):623-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02034748.

Authors

E Legius¹, W Proesmans, B Van Damme, K Geboes, T Lerut, E Eggermont

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 2373112
DOI: 10.1007/BF02034748

Abstract

A patient with idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the oesophagus, bilateral cataracts and an Alport-like nephropathy is described. Only 15 patients with a similar association have been described so far and autosomal dominant inheritance is most likely.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cataract / complications
Child
Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Esophagus / pathology*
Humans
Hypertrophy
Kidney Glomerulus / pathology*
Leiomyoma / diagnosis*
Male
Nephritis, Hereditary / pathology*