Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome in an Elderly Patient Successfully Treated with both Fluid Management and Specific Therapy Based on Kidney Biopsy Findings
Oliguric acute kidney injury (AKI) with minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) has long been recognized. Several mechanisms such as hypovolemia due to hypoalbuminemia and the nephrosarca hypothesis have been proposed. However, the precise mechanism by which MCNS causes AKI has not been fully eluci...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis |
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| Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/507426 |