A 17-Year-Old With Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome
| Autor: | John C. Brancato, Molly E. Band, Nehal S. Parikh, Cynthia D’Alessandri-Silva, Candice Sheldon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Nephrology
medicine.medical_specialty Nephrotic Syndrome Adolescent Biopsy Anti-Inflammatory Agents Drug Resistance Histamine Antagonists Gastroenterology Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Adrenal Cortex Hormones Prednisone 030225 pediatrics Internal medicine Edema medicine Humans Creatinine Proteinuria business.industry Emergency department medicine.disease Hodgkin Disease Surgery Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome Dyspnea chemistry 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom business Nephrotic syndrome medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 137 |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 0031-4005 |
| Popis: | A 17-year-old girl presented with facial swelling and shortness of breath to an outside emergency department. She was treated for an allergic reaction with steroids and antihistamines, and discharged from the hospital. Subsequently, she was referred as an outpatient to pediatric nephrology for recurrent edema and proteinuria. Initial laboratory workup by nephrology was significant for a normal complete blood count and reassuring electrolyte panel. Pertinent laboratories were a creatinine of 0.5 mg/dL (0.4–1.1 mg/dL) and an albumin 2.3 g/dL (3.5–5.0 g/dL). The urine protein-to-creatinine ratio was >7 ( |
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