Nephrotic syndrome is a group of symptoms that indicate that the kidneys are not functioning as they should. Nephrotic syndrome can result from diseases that affect just the kidneys or the entire body ...

Rituximab vs placebo significantly improved the 49-week relapse-free rate in adults with frequently relapsing or steroid-dependent adult-onset nephrotic syndrome. Adverse events were more common in ...

Prolonged hyperlipidaemia in nephrotic syndrome is a major risk factor for multiple disease complications, including accelerated atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, stroke, chronic kidney disease ...

Patients with nephrotic syndrome were far more likely than healthy controls to suffer end-stage kidney disease, particularly if they had focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or membranous nephropathy.

Glomerulonephritis refers to several conditions that affect the structures within the kidneys, whereas nephrotic syndrome refers to a set of symptoms that indicate the kidneys are not working properly ...

Children with frequently relapsing or steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome had a significantly longer relapse-free survival period with tacrolimus than with mycophenolate mofetil. Relapse-free ...

Primary nephrotic syndrome in adults is characterized by severe proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia. This was the first clinical trial to test rituximab in adult-onset frequently relapsing nephrotic ...

In five children a nephrotic syndrome developed within one month (three cases), 11 months, and 10 years of the onset of diabetes mellitus. The syndrome, which responded to steroid therapy, was ...

Nephrotic syndrome isn’t a disease. It’s a group of symptoms that can appear if your kidneys aren’t working right. You might have a condition that affects only your kidneys. Doctors call that a ...

The treatment of nephrotic syndrome will depend on the underlying cause of the syndrome. Therefore, it is important that the most likely cause is identified during the diagnostic process to enable the ...

THE nephrotic syndrome and pregnancy rarely co- exist. This may be attributed to the relative infrequency of this disease during the childbearing period and to the obstacles to conception afforded by ...