Spontaneous resolution of infantile nephrotic syndrome

Saudi Med J. 2003 Jan;24(1):91-3.

Abstract

Congenital nephrosis is a rare disease with universally accepted poor prognosis; despite developments in the pathogenesis and management, these children are always a challenge to the caregivers and families. Reported here, is a case of a 6-month-old female infant with infantile nephrotic syndrome, who went into spontaneous resolution within a week without therapy and remained asymptomatic for the following 2 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Nephrotic Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Nephrotic Syndrome / therapy
  • Remission, Spontaneous