A 7-year-old girl with renal medullary hyperechogenicity and hypertension: Answers.

Pediatr Nephrol

Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Kınıklı Campus, 20070, Denizli, Turkey.

Published: January 2022

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