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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for minimal change disease.However, according to International Study of Kidney Disease genetic screening for minimal change disease is recommended when the patient is not responsive to steroids within 4 weeks of the treatment started.
Screening
- There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for minimal change disease.[1][2][3]
- However,according to International Study of Kidney Disease genetic screening for minimal change disease is recommended along with performing a renal biopsy when the patient is not responsive to steroids within 4 weeks of the treatment started.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Vivarelli, Marina; Massella, Laura; Ruggiero, Barbara; Emma, Francesco (2017). "Minimal Change Disease". Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 12 (2): 332–345. doi:10.2215/CJN.05000516. ISSN 1555-9041.
- ↑ Vivarelli M, Massella L, Ruggiero B, Emma F (February 2017). "Minimal Change Disease". Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 12 (2): 332–345. doi:10.2215/CJN.05000516. PMC 5293332. PMID 27940460.
- ↑ Tune BM, Lieberman E, Mendoza SA (December 1996). "Steroid-resistant nephrotic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: a treatable disease". Pediatr. Nephrol. 10 (6): 772–8. PMID 8971906.
- ↑ "The primary nephrotic syndrome in children. Identification of patients with minimal change nephrotic syndrome from initial response to prednisone. A report of the International Study of Kidney Disease in Children". J. Pediatr. 98 (4): 561–4. April 1981. PMID 7205481.
- ↑ Ehrich JH, Geerlings C, Zivicnjak M, Franke D, Geerlings H, Gellermann J (August 2007). "Steroid-resistant idiopathic childhood nephrosis: overdiagnosed and undertreated". Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 22 (8): 2183–93. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm092. PMID 17504846.