Minimal change disease
Alternative Names
Minimal change nephrotic syndrome; Nil disease; Lipoid nephrosis; Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome of childhoodPrevention
There is no known prevention.
References
Brenner BM.Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2003.
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