Nephrotic Syndrome in a Child Suffering from Tetralogy of Fallot: A Rare Association

Nephrotic syndrome is an uncommon complication of tetralogy of Fallot and has been rarely reported in pediatric population. We describe a 4-year-old female Congolese child who was referred for investigation for persistent dyspnea, edema, and cyanosis and nephrotic range proteinuria. Our patient pres...

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Autores principales: Ekulu, Pépé Mfutu, Kazadi-wa-Kazadi, Orly, Lumbala, Paul Kabuyi, Aloni, Michel Ntetani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4548070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26347842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/128409
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Sumario:Nephrotic syndrome is an uncommon complication of tetralogy of Fallot and has been rarely reported in pediatric population. We describe a 4-year-old female Congolese child who was referred for investigation for persistent dyspnea, edema, and cyanosis and nephrotic range proteinuria. Our patient presented with a tetralogy of Fallot and nephrotic syndrome. Conclusion. This case reminds us that children with tetralogy of Fallot may develop nephrotic proteinuria.

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