Salt and pepper sign (autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 3 Dec 2021

The salt and pepper sign has been given to the heterogeneous echotexture of the enlarged kidneys on ultrasound in children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPCKD).

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