lead nephropathy

lead nephropathy
the kidney damage that accompanies lead poisoning; lead deposits appear in the epithelium of the proximal tubules and as nuclear inclusions in cells. In time this leads to chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis with chronic renal failure and other symptoms.

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