Minimal change disease

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Pediatric Nephrology (Avner, Pediatric Nephrology) The correct answer is C

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Minimal change disease causes 9 in 10 cases of nephrotic syndrome in children under the age of five years. It causes about 1 in 5 cases of nephrotic syndrome in adults. The name 'minimal change' comes from the fact that there is only very slight changes detectable in the glomeruli when a biopsy sample is looked at under the microscope. This condition usually responds very well to treatment with steroid medication and usually does not cause kidney failure.



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