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. 2010 Oct 19;5(10):e13484. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013484

Table 3. Biopsy results of 15 patients after ingestion of oral sodium phosphate solution.a .

Patient Glomeruli Interstitium Arteriolar hyalinosis Other pathology
Total number Global sclerosis Ca/P TA/IF Oedema Inflammation
1 32 2 4+ 50% - ++ none/mild No
2 29 2 3+ 40% - ± none/mild No
3 5 0 3+ 30% ++ - none/mild No
4 20 0 2+ 30% ++ + mild No
5 24 4 3+ 30% - + none/mild No
6 22 5 3+ 30% + + none/mild No
7 22 9 2+ 40% - + mild No
8 19 3 2+ 60% - ± moderate No
9 22 5 2+ 40% - ± mild No
10 10 0 3+ 30% - ± none/mild No
11 11 3 3+ 10% - - none/mild No
12 10 4 1+ 30% + + mild No
13 8 0 3+ 50% (+) - none/mild No
14 25 5 3+ 30% - + mild No
15 44 14 3+ 50% - ++ mild No
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Abbreviations used in table: Ca, calcium; P, phosphate; TA, tubular atrophy; IF, interstitial fibrosis.