Bilateral renal enlargement
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Bilateral renal enlargement can, also known as nephromegaly, can arise from a number ofmany causes which includeincluding 1,2:
Smooth enlargement
diabetic nephropathy (common)
acute glomerulonephritis
acute urate nephropathy
vasculitis/autoimmune
chronic ethanol excess 2
Enlargement by cysts/masses
-<p><strong>Bilateral renal enlargement</strong> can arise from a number of causes which include <sup>1,2</sup>:</p><h5>Smooth enlargement</h5><ul>- +<p><strong>Bilateral renal enlargement</strong>, also known as <strong>nephromegaly</strong>, can arise from many causes including <sup>1,2</sup>:</p><h5>Smooth enlargement</h5><ul>
- +<li><p>chronic ethanol excess <sup>2</sup></p></li>
-<li><p>metastasis</p></li>- +<li><p>metastases</p></li>
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- 2. Sadler D, Campbell G, Pounder D. Organomegaly in Chronic Alcoholics. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1995;16(3):249-52. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/00000433-199509000-00013">doi:10.1097/00000433-199509000-00013</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7495269">Pubmed</a>
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