Answer to Pathology MCQ 153

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Minimal change disease

Is a commonest cause of nephrotic syndrome in children in whom this disease occur frequently. Despite massive proteinuria, the renal function remains normal. Over 90% of patients are corticosteroid sensitive while small numbers of patients are corticosteroid dependent or resistant. The later can be treated by immunosuppressive agents. The disease is characterized by normal appearing glomeruli on light and immunofluorescence microscopy and the only abnormality detected is effacement of epithelial cell foot processes which is identified on electron microscopy only. No immune-complexes are identified and so the disease is not an immune complex in origin but several associated features suggests immune mediation. The current hypothesis is that the cell-mediated immunity seems to play an important role where T-lymphocytes are said to produce vascular permeability factor which is responsible for massive proteinuria.

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