The two primary causes of CKD are diabetes and high blood pressure. Other kidney problems, such as glomerulonephritis, recurring kidney infections, and polycystic kidney disease, can also lead to CKD.

Asinobi, A., Ademola, A. and Ogunkunle, O. (2019) Steroid Response in Primary Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome in a Tropical African Environment. Nigerian ... Median proteinuria was 5 g/24h [3 - 8.4], ...

Results: The study included 119 patients with nephrotic syndrome. Prevalence of nephrotic syndrome was 11.24%. The male-to-female ratio was 2.25:1. The mean age at diagnosis was between 34.5 ± 18.84 ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MDMedically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Nephrotic syndrome is a group of symptoms that occur when your kidneys are not functioning as they should. It is ...

Primary Nephrotic Syndrome . Primary nephrotic syndrome accounts for roughly 90% of nephrotic syndrome cases. It is caused by a category of kidney disease called glomerular disease, which affects the ...

References: Kavanagh D, Bomback AS, Vivarelli M, et al. Efficacy and safety of iptacopan in patients with C3 glomerulopathy: results from the Phase 3 APPEAR-C3G trial.Presented at the 61 st ERA ...

New data come from De Castro et al.'s retrospective study on 26 pregnancies in 19 patients affected by biopsy-proven primary nephrotic syndrome with a mean proteinuria of 8.33 ± 6.7 g/day . In 26 ...

Nephrotic syndrome refers to several symptoms that indicate the kidneys are not working properly. Glomerulonephritis may be acute or chronic. All forms can be progressive, meaning that without ...

Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder that causes the body to leak relatively large amounts of protein into the urine. It causes swelling, particularly in the feet and ankles, and increases the ...

Disease onset and diagnosis typically occurs between 40 and 50 years of age, with 80% of patients presenting with Nephrotic Syndrome (i.e., edema, >3.5 g/day proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia). PMN is ...