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Further considerations of retinopathy with renal failure
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We were interested to read the letter by Patel et al reporting the unusual and striking fundus appearance of retinal arteriolar calcification in association with chronic renal failure.1 However, we feel that two important conditions have been omitted from the comment, which merit further discussion.
Firstly, Monckeberg’s sclerosis, which in its classic form is characterised by “pipe stem” calcific deposition in the medial coat of muscular …