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Insights into Nephrotic Syndrome in Pediatrics: Case Series Analysis

Vankodoth Sireesha, Asiya Sultana, P. Ramya Sri, Ayesha Mateen, M. Shiva, T. Rama Rao

International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · pp. 65–73 · Published 17 May 2024

10.9734/ijmpcr/2024/v17i2378

Abstract

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is one of the most common childhood kidney diseases. NS can affect children of any age from infancy to adolescence and predominantly occurs in the age group of 1–6 years. It is an illness caused by idiopathic diseases like minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), membrane proliferative Glomerulonephritis, membranous Glomerulonephritis and is characterized by increased permeability across the glomerular filtration barrier. NS is classified as primary, secondary, and congenital. It consists of four clinical features like severe proteinuria, edema, hyperlipidaemia, hypoalbuminemia. The main cause of nephrotic syndrome are diseases associated with drugs and rarely genetic disorders. The pathogenesis of the disease affects various biological functions linked to loss of proteins negatively, which results in systemic complications which may be disease and drug-associated complications. Using drugs to treat NS leads to several complications which include improper growth, metabolism, behavior change inpatient. Itis a chronic relapsing disease for most of the steroid response drugs for treatment of nephrotic syndrome. Glucocorticoids, immunosuppressants and biological agents are used for the treatment of the diseases. In this case series, we presented a case series of nephrotic syndrome in pediatrics. Total 4 patients were taken into considerations. The patients came with a chief complaints of swelling of face, foamy urine, abdominal pain, dark coloured urine with decreased urine output, joint pains. The laboratory investigations for all the 4 patients showed that there were decrease in albumin levels (hypoalbuminemia), decrease in serum creatinine levels and protein in urine, although kidney biopsy couldn’t be perform but the diagnosis was made based on clinical and laboratory findings. The patients were mainly treated with prednisolone, pantoprazole, enalapril, nifedipine, amoxiclav, and even albumin transfusion were done. NS was successfully managed and fortunately the patients recovered.

Corticosteroids immunosuppressants congenital proteinuria nephrotic syndrome glomerulonephritis

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