A case of Finnish Type of Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome.
- Author:
Jeong Sik MIN
1
;
Yang Kook SHON
;
Soo Woong LEE
;
Suk Chul KANG
;
Yong Koo PARK
;
Moon Ho YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nephrotic Syndrome;
Congenital;
Finnish type
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Diagnosis;
Edema;
Female;
Growth and Development;
Humans;
Nephrotic Syndrome*;
Placenta;
Pneumonia;
Reproductive History
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1982;25(2):175-182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Finnish type of Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome is characterized by large placenta, early manifestation, growth and developmental delay and resistance to treatment. Authors experienced a case of characteristic Finnish type of Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome in a girl, who was admitted to the Pediatric Department of KHUH at 2 1/1 months of age because of generalized edema and abdominal distension and died of pneumonia at 5 1/2 months of age. The diagnosis was made by birth history, clinical manifestation, laboratory findings and finally by the autopsy findings, Literatures are reviewed briefly.
