Family history may be misleading in the diagnosis of Dent's disease.

Category Primary study
JournalUrological research
Year 2006
The rare Dent's disease manifests with medullary nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis, hypercalciuria, low molecular weight proteinuria and other tubular dysfunctions, rickets or osteomalacia, and renal failure, in various combinations. It is a recessive X-linked condition. Clinicians consider family history a fundamental pointer to its diagnosis, but this is not invariably the case as clearly pointed out by the two reported cases.
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First added on: May 20, 2023