Course and prognosis of nephrotic syndrome in children

The development of nephrotic syndrome in a child poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to clinicians, such as clarifying the primary or secondary nature of the syndrome, determining its morphological basis if possible, developing treatment tactics during clinical observation and recommendations for supportive therapy in the outpatient setting. Although the clinical and laboratory complex of the nephrotic syndrome seems to be perfectly studied and the general principles of therapy are given in nephrology manuals, the prognosis of the disease still remains unclear; the tactics of supportive treatment need further development.