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Patient Information
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Nephrotic syndrome risk factors

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Overview

Risk factors of nephrotic syndrome depend on the type of syndromes as below:

Common risk factors in the development of minimal change disease include:^[1]

Children within the Age >1 year but <8 years
Hodgkin lymphoma
Leukemia
Recent viral illness
Toxins such as mercury, bee stings, fire coral exposure are one of the causes for minimal change disease.
Medication such as^[2]
- Salazopyrin

The following are considered risk factors for the development of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS):^[3]

↑ Iijima, Kazumoto; Hamahira, Kiyoshi; Tanaka, Ryojiro; Kobayashi, Akiko; Nozu, Kandai; Nakamura, Hajime; Yoshikawa, Norishige (2002). "Risk factors for cyclosporine-induced tubulointerstitial lesions in children with minimal change nephrotic syndrome". Kidney International. 61 (5): 1801–1805. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00303.x. ISSN 0085-2538.
↑ 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.
↑ Sohal, DS; Prabhakar, SS (November 02, 2011). "Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis" (PDF). Interchopen. InTech. Retrieved 3 December 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)