A case of infantile nephrotic syndrome.
10.12701/yujm.1992.9.2.427
- Author:
Kyung A LEE
;
Son Mun SHIN
;
Yong Hoon PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adrenal calcification;
Cystic dilatation
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Edema;
Eyelids;
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Intellectual Disability;
Joint Instability;
Nephrotic Syndrome*;
Proteinuria
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
1992;9(2):427-435
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We have experienced a case of infantile nephritic syndrome confirmed by renal biopsy in a 13-month-old female patient who showed and develop mental retardation and persistent proteinuria. She revealed mild eyelid edema, joint laxity, delayed speech development and adrenal cortical calcification on the radiologic study. Renal biopsy showed microcystic tubular change, micro-glomeruli and marked mesangial proliferation.
