Definition: 'Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis'
diabetic glomerulosclerosis
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. proteinuria and ultimately, renal failure occuring in long-standing diabetes, and characterized by rounded hyaline or laminated nodules in the periphery of the glomeruli with capillary basement membrane thickening, and increased mesangial matrix.
Synonyms:
intercapillary glomerulosclerosis, intercapillary glomerulosclerosis
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