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  2. Childhood-onset nephrotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Childhood-onset nephrotic syndrome differs from the adult nephrotic syndrome in that the former often has a single common cause that typically responds well to steroid treatment. In adults, there are numerous potential causes, which makes an early kidney biopsy necessary to determine the correct diagnosis and treatment plan. [ 4 ]

  3. Nephrotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Primary causes of nephrotic syndrome are usually described by their histology: [21] Minimal change disease (MCD): is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children. It owes its name to the fact that the nephrons appear normal when viewed with an optical microscope as the lesions are only visible using an electron microscope .

  4. Congenital nephrotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Congenital nephrotic syndrome is a rare kidney disease which manifests in infants during the first 3 months of life, and is characterized by high levels of protein in the urine (proteinuria), low levels of protein in the blood, and swelling. [1]

  5. Minimal change disease - Wikipedia

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    Minimal change disease (MCD), also known as lipoid nephrosis or nil disease, among others, is a disease affecting the kidneys which causes nephrotic syndrome. [1] Nephrotic syndrome leads to the loss of significant amounts of protein to the urine (proteinuria), which causes the widespread edema (soft tissue swelling) and impaired kidney function commonly experienced by those affected by the ...

  6. Wikipedia:Osmosis/Membranous nephropathy - Wikipedia

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    Just like the proteins, these lipids can also get into the urine, causing hyperlipiduria. And those are the hallmarks of nephrotic syndrome—proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, edema, hyperlipidemia, and lipiduria. Alright, so with membranous glomerulonephritis, the basement membrane becomes damaged which causes nephrotic syndrome.

  7. Glomerulonephrosis - Wikipedia

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    Glomerulonephrosis is a non-inflammatory disease of the kidney presenting primarily in the glomerulus (a glomerulopathy) as nephrotic syndrome.The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney and it contains the glomerulus, which acts as a filter for blood to retain proteins and blood lipids.

  8. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis - Wikipedia

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    MPGN accounts for approximately 4% of primary renal causes of nephrotic syndrome in children and 7% in adults. [3] It should not be confused with membranous glomerulonephritis, a condition in which the basement membrane is thickened, but the mesangium is not.

  9. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - Wikipedia

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    FSGS is a leading cause of excess protein loss—nephrotic syndromein children and adults in the US. [4] Signs and symptoms include proteinuria and edema. [2] [5] Kidney failure is a common long-term complication of the disease.