Diagnosis of congenital nephrotic syndrome: A clinical and a pathologic challenge

Pediatric Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-116

  Rivera, Ada ^a   Meleg Smith, Suzanne ^a   Yosipiv, Igor ^a   El Dahr, Samir ^a   Boineau, Frank ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital nephrotic syndrome; Diffuse mesangial sclerosis; Finnish type glomerulopathy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; AZATHIOPRINE; BUMETANIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; ENALAPRIL; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; FUROSEMIDE; IRON SACCHARATE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; MULTIVITAMIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; PROPANOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; STEROID; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULOPATHY; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHRECTOMY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STEROID THERAPY;

BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME;

EID: 0037370227     PISSN: 15227952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15227950307728     Document Type: Article

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