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DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1090589
Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome Masquerading as Respiratory Illness
Publication History
Publication Date:
07 October 2008 (online)
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ABSTRACT
Congenital nephrotic syndrome is rare and is often found incidentally while investigating other disorders. The diagnosis is made by typical clinical features and laboratory tests in infants < 3 months of age. It may be inherited, sporadic, acquired, or associated with a syndrome. We present the case of a former premature infant with respiratory distress at 3 months of age who was subsequently diagnosed with Finnish-type congenital nephrotic syndrome resulting from an unusual mode of inheritance.
KEYWORDS
Congenital nephrotic syndrome - Finnish type - renal failure - proteinuria - prematurity - NPHS1
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Muhammad AslamM.D.
Enders 970, Children's Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Email: Muhammad.Aslam@childrens.harvard.edu