A 6 year old child presents with a puffy face and puffy legs. His albumin is 2.8 g/dL (low).
Challenge: What's the most likely diagnosis?
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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nephrotic syndrome?
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This is minimal change disease. It accounts for most nephrotic syndrome in children. The characteristic histologic feature is diffuse fusion of epithelial foot processes on EM.
Sources: library.med.utah.edu; UpToDate.
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