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- $Title{Can Adults also Get the Kidney Disease Nephrotic Syndrome?}
- $Subject{nephrotic syndrome syndromes nephrotoxin nephrotoxins renal biopsy
- biopsies genitourinary system kidney glomerular disease kidneys nephrosis low
- blood protein proteins bladder urine}
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- Kidney Nephrons*0004902.scf}
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- Can Adults also Get the Kidney Disease Nephrotic Syndrome?
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- QUESTION: Is it possible for an adult man to develop a kidney disease called
- the "nephrotic" syndrome? My reading about this condition led me to believe
- it was only seen in children. Will you please straighten me out?
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- ANSWER: I am happy to see you searching for answers on your own, but I am
- happy to help. It is true that the nephrotic syndrome is far more common in
- children, where we average about two new cases per hundred thousand people per
- year in the U.S.A. and the United Kingdom. Looking at the statistics for
- adults, we find only three per million people per year of new cases. The
- causes of the nephrotic syndrome are many and varied, and can range from
- circulatory causes, the ingestion of certain drugs or chemicals which are
- called nephrotoxins, as well as allergic manifestations which come from such
- ordinary things as bee stings and poison ivy. The diagnosis of this disease
- is based upon its clinical features as well as laboratory findings which
- result from testing the urine and blood. However, in most cases of adult
- nephrotic syndrome, it is important to have a renal biopsy to obtain a small
- piece of tissue. This tissue aids in making an accurate diagnosis and helps
- choose the correct treatment. With a clearly established diagnosis and
- treatment, physicians can predict the prognosis of the disease with greater
- accuracy, and relieve some of the doubt and anxiety of the patient and their
- families.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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