Organ: Kidney
Description:
The surface of the kidney is granular. Nothing else is remarkable.
Diagnosis: Nephrosclerosis
Causes:
- Systemic hypertension
Theory:
The underlying histological change of nephrosclerosis is arteriolosclerosis of the arteries in the kidney.
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