Challenge: Here is the pathology of an unfortunate patient who died at age 40 from a subarachnoid hemorrhage. There was a family history of such sudden deaths. What's the diagnosis?Image is in the public domain.
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Polycystic Kidney Disease,probably the Autosomal type
Death due to hypertension causing SAH.
AD polycystic kidney disease
Polycystic Kidney Disease
This is Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease (APKD)...autosomal dominant transmission..the person probably dies due to rupture of a Berry aneurysm, often associated with APKD.
ADPKD
Good job everyone!
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Cyst III
This is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, associated with cerebral aneurysms that can rupture and result in subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhages. There may also be asymptomatic cysts in the liver and pancreas.
Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.
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