Case report: increased single-nephron estimated glomerular filtration rate in an adult patient with low birth weight.

Yuriko ShiozakiTomoyuki FujikuraShinsuke IsobeIbuki TakatsukaTaichi SatoDaiki GotoSayaka IshigakiNaro OhashiHideo Yasuda

Published in: BMC nephrology (2020)

This is the first case of SN-eGFR measurement in a patient with LBW. The increased SN-eGFR in this case provides an important insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms of LBW for its progression to kidney disease.

Keyphrases

case report
low birth weight
small cell lung cancer
preterm infants
epidermal growth factor receptor
tyrosine kinase
human milk
preterm birth