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Nephrotic Syndrome Definition
Common names:
  • Kidney Disease Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
A person with nephrotic syndrome has kidney disease that causes increased protein in the urine, low levels of protein in the bloodstream, high cholesterol and swelling. Images

Nephrotic syndrome can affect children and adults. About 3 out of 100,000 adults in the US develop nephrotic syndrome each year.

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Last Updated: Oct 21, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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