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Nephrotic syndrome: causes
Nephrotic syndrome: causes
Primary glomerulonephritis accounts for around 80% of cases- minimal change glomerulonephritis (causes 80% in children, 30% in adults)
- membranous glomerulonephritis
- focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Systemic disease (about 20%)
- diabetes mellitus
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- amyloidosis
Drugs
- gold (sodium aurothiomalate), penicillamine
Others
- congenital
- neoplasia: carcinoma, lymphoma, leukaemia, myeloma
- infection: bacterial endocarditis, hepatitis B, malaria
Diagram showing the glomerulonephritides and how they typically present
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Primary glomerulonephritis accounts for around 80% of cases
- minimal change glomerulonephritis (causes 80% in children, 30% in adults)
- membranous glomerulonephritis
- focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
- diabetes mellitus
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- amyloidosis
- gold (sodium aurothiomalate), penicillamine
- congenital
- neoplasia: carcinoma, lymphoma, leukaemia, myeloma
- infection: bacterial endocarditis, hepatitis B, malaria
