Spontaneous resolution of infantile nephrotic syndrome

Authors

• Aftab S. Chishti, Department of Pediatrics, King Fahd Hospital of the University, PO Box 2208, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (3) 8823518. Fax. +966 (3) 8873700. E- mail: achishti{at}hospital.kfu.edu.sa

Abstract

Congenital nephrosis is a rare disease with universally accepted poor prognosis; despite developments in the pathogenesis and management, these children are always a challenge to the caregivers and families. Reported here, is a case of a 6-month-old female infant with infantile nephrotic syndrome, who went into spontaneous resolution within a week without therapy and remained asymptomatic for the following 2 years.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

91

Last Page

93

Recommended Citation

Chishti, Aftab S. (2003) "Spontaneous resolution of infantile nephrotic syndrome," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 24: Iss. 1, Article 22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1945