Three sibs born to consanguineous parents had congenital nephrotic syndrome, microcephaly, and psychomotor retardation. Pathology of the kidneys showed diffuse mesangial sclerosis with deposits of IgG and C3 in the mesangium and glomerular basement membranes. All three children died before the age of 3 years. Of 19 published cases of children with the association of congenital nephrotic syndrom...

Pneumococcal-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (pHUS) is a rare but severe complication of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. We report the case of a 12-year-old female with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome treated with adrenocorticotrophic hormone (H.P. Acthar(®) Gel), who developed pneumococcal pneumonia and subsequent pHUS. While nephrotic syndrome is a well-known risk facto...

Background. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep disorder characterized by an urge to move or the presence of unpleasant sensations in the extremities. The prevalence of RLS is higher in children and adults with chronic kidney disease and in adults with glomerular disease. Objective. To determine the prevalence of RLS in children with nephrotic syndrome. Methods. We studied 50 children with ...

background osteoporosis is one of the consequences of chronic diseases such as nephrotic syndrome in adolescents, especially in those undergoing glucocorticoid therapies. the present study aimed to determine and compare the effect of education by peers and health personnel on the prevention of osteoporosis in the adolescents with nephrotic syndrome. methods the present quasi-experimental study ...

AIM The aim of this study was to determine the long-term results of children followed up with a diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome in a single center. MATERIALS AND METHOD The medical data of 33 patients aged between 6 months and 10 years who were diagnosed with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in our center between January 2000 and December 2012 and followed up for a period of 2-12 years were revi...

how to cite this article:   dalirani r, mahyar a, ayazi p, ahmadi gh. neurological manifestations of renal diseases in children in qazvin/ iran. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):24-27 . abstract objective renal diseases are one of the most common causes of referrals and admissions of children, hence it is important to know their neurological presentations. this study aimed to determine n...

Although syncope and nephrotic syndrome are frequently encountered independently in pediatric practice, syncope as the initial symptom for nephrotic syndrome is rarely observed in the pediatric age group. In this report, we present the case of 3-year-old boy with nephrotic syndrome who presented with a history of three episodes of syncope before admission. The syncope occurred after excessive f...

*Corresponding Author Afroza Begum, FCPS, MD, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: [email protected] Contact No: +8801711207050 We report a case with Wilson’s disease who developed nephrotic syndrome one year after starting D-pencillamine. After stopping Dpenicillamine, only zinc was given for maintenance. His pro...

A 10 year old boy presented to our hospital with nephrotic syndrome relapse and signs of steroid toxicity in the form of posterior capsular cataract, affection of linear growth and stage 2 hypertension, in addition to steroid induced adiposity and fungal infection of the scalp resulting in cicatricial alopecia. He was diagnosed as nephrotic syndrome 6 months back. He went into remission with st...

BACKGROUND Nephrotic syndrome in children is commonly associated with dyslipidemia, which is considered a risk factor for endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. Recently new markers of endothelial dysfunction, such as asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), have gained importance. Another L-arginine derivative--symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA)--may reflect the glomerular filtration rate (GFR...