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Autopsy of a 60-year-old woman, who for a long time had been suffering from essential hypertension, shows significantly diminished kidneys (weight of both kidneys is 80 g) with finely granular surface. Uniform renal cortical thinning can be observed on section. Name the described changes in the kidneys:

Answer options

  1. Primary contracted kidney
  2. Diabetic nephrosclerosis
  3. Pyelonephritic contracted kidney
  4. Amyloid contracted kidney
  5. Secondary contracted kidney
Correct answer

Primary contracted kidney

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