2007-01-14 03:30:37 · 2 answers · asked by marjorie d 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The nephrotic syndrome can result from a number of conditions including streptococcal infection in children leading to chronic glomerulonephritis, reaction to toxins, diabetes, collagen disease, and other end-stage kidney diseases. The major symptom is massive edema. Corticosteroid therapy has been successful in treating certain forms of the disease.
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2007-01-14 03:35:38 · answer #1 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nephrotic syndrome (nephrosis) is caused by damage to the tiny blood vessels in the kidney that filter waste and excess water from the blood characterized by edema and the loss of protein from the plasma into the urine due to increased glomerular permeability.
2007-01-14 11:38:02 · answer #2 · answered by kestrelk8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋