A Case of Microcephaly and Early-onset Nephrotic Syndrome: Galloway-Mowat Syndrome.
- Author:
Byung Won YOO
1
;
Sung Min CHO
;
Jeong Hae KIE
;
Hee Jung JUNG
;
Kee Hyuck KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Microcephaly;
Nephrotic syndrome;
Galloway-Mowat syndrome
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Microcephaly*;
Nephrotic Syndrome*;
Seizures
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology
2003;7(2):197-203
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Galloway-Mowat syndrome, a rare inherited disorder, is characterized by congenital microcephaly with various neurological abnormalities and early onset of nephrotic syndrome with unresponsiveness to treatment, progressive deterioration in renal function and death in early lifetime. In this report, we describe a girl with microcephaly, seizures. and psychomotor retardation who developed nephrotic syndrome at 17 months of age.
