Do I hear what you hear? Two cases and discussion.

It is fascinating to note the astute observations of clinicians almost a century ago. Familial hematuria was described in 1902 by Dr. Leonard Guthrie. Dr. Cecil Alport refined the disease description in 1927. (Both papers are still available online.) Applications for life insurance were recently received on two women who had Alport syndrome as a known diagnosis. The cases will be presented and used as a springboard to discuss Alport syndrome and benign familial hematuria (BFH).