Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most common disorder of glomerular function in pediatrics. [1] Approximately 40% of children diagnosed with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome will have a relapsing ...

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is a serious kidney disease in children with no clear cause. In a recent study, researchers have identified a novel autoantibody targeting vinculin—a protein ...

Steroid-sparing regimens for the management of relapsing steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) often include calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). The newer CNI tacrolimus has been shown to be more ...

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS), characterized by heavy proteinuria, edema and hypoalbuminemia, is the most common glomerular disease in childhood (1). Common histologic variants are minimal ...

Long-term prognosis for children with nephrotic syndrome (NS) is directly related to steroid responsiveness. There are currently no diagnostic tests that accurately predict steroid responsiveness in ...

For children with nephrotic syndrome, there was no difference in time to relapse between two commonly used non-steroid immunosuppressive medications, according to an observational study that emulated ...

Nephrotic syndrome is a clinical entity defined by heavy proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, and edema, stemming from various glomerular diseases. Diagnosis requires a comprehensive ...

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 ...

With funding from charity Kidney Research UK, Dr Carl May from Bristol Medical School and his team have identified a new treatment pathway for patients with non-genetic (idiopathic) nephrotic syndrome ...

THE "nephrotic syndrome" is one of the most striking phenomena of renal disease. The combination of gross edema, hypoproteinemia, hypercholesterolemia, lipidemia and heavy proteinuria, in the absence ...

Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder in which the kidneys leak excessive amounts of protein into the urine, leading to swelling In March 2024, Becca Whittle was having dinner with her family when ...

BENGALURU: After the death of an 8-year-old at Prestige Falcon City in Vasanthapura in Bengaluru South, the Bengaluru South City Corporation (BSCC) has released an official statement attributing the ...