Question 414 · LEK · Glomerular diseases
The cause(s) of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) might be:
- A. diarrhoea.
- B. significant obesity.
- C. antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA).
- D. rhabdomyolysis.
- E. degenerative facet disease.
Hint
Secondary FSGS often results from adaptive glomerular hyperfiltration; think which condition overloads the nephrons.
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