Nephrotic syndrome is a group of symptoms that indicate that the kidneys are not functioning as they should. Nephrotic syndrome can result from diseases that affect just the kidneys or the entire body ...

Nephrotic syndrome, a chronic kidney disease and the most common glomerular disease in pediatric population, is characterized by edema, proteinuria and hypoalbuminaemia. In children under the age of ...

Congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS) and infantile nephrotic syndrome (INS) are disorders of podocytes in the slit diaphragm. CNS manifests during the first three months of life, and INS between 3–12 ...

A study, presented at the 61st ERA Congress, has uncovered a significant breakthrough in the diagnosis and monitoring of kidney diseases associated with nephrotic syndrome. The study is also published ...

Patients with nephrotic syndrome were far more likely than healthy controls to suffer end-stage kidney disease, particularly if they had focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or membranous nephropathy.