Alport's syndrome--a case report
Prasad, R.A.; Bhatnagar, R.K.; Ratnakar, C.; Veliath, A.J.
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 39(3): 225-227
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0377-4929 PMID: 8972154 Document Number: 459559
Alport's syndrome (hereditary nephritis with deafness), is an uncommon disease and is seen very infrequently in India. We report a fatal case in a young girl with characteristic ultrastructural changes in the kidney thus emphasising the exception noted in the observation that females have a better prognosis compared to males.