22. Nephrosclerosis

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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