Mulberry bodies in the urine sediment of a patient with chronic kidney disease.
Carlos Martínez-FigueroaKaren Cortés-SarabiaHilda Guadalupe Catalán-NájeraMicaela Martínez-AlarcónPublished in: Advances in laboratory medicine (2020)
The identification of mulberry bodies and cells in urine sediment is an easy-to-use tool potentially useful in diagnosing Fabry disease, which may contribute to initiate enzyme replacement therapy in a timely manner and reduce systemic deterioration.
Keyphrases
- replacement therapy
- chronic kidney disease
- heavy metals
- smoking cessation
- induced apoptosis
- cell cycle arrest
- end stage renal disease
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- case report
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- organic matter
- cell death
- heart failure
- oxidative stress
- cell proliferation
- drug induced
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy