Steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome associated with bilateral renal dysplasia

Renal dysplasia is characterized by hypoplastic kidneys that contain elements of primitive tubules. Patients may develop end-stage renal failure early in life. Nephrotic syndrome is one of the most common renal diseases in childhood and may occur in association with renal dysplasia. We report a case...

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Published in:Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 2001-06, Vol.16 (6), p.515-516
Main Authors: SMOLKIN, Vladislav, HALEVY, Raphael, KOREN, Ariel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use
Humans
Kidney - abnormalities
Male
Medical sciences
Nephrotic Syndrome - complications
Nephrotic Syndrome - drug therapy
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Prednisone - therapeutic use
Urinary system
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Summary:Renal dysplasia is characterized by hypoplastic kidneys that contain elements of primitive tubules. Patients may develop end-stage renal failure early in life. Nephrotic syndrome is one of the most common renal diseases in childhood and may occur in association with renal dysplasia. We report a case of a child with bilateral dysplastic kidneys and steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). An association between renal dysplasia with chronic renal failure and SRNS has not previously been reported in the English literature.
ISSN:0931-041X
1432-198X
DOI:10.1007/s004670100596