Open AccessSuperimposed Nephrotic Syndrome in Diabetic Patients: 15 Cases of Mismatched Clinicopathological Correlation
Author(s) -
Kamel El-Reshaid,
Shaikha Al-Bader
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative research in medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-8737
DOI - 10.23958/ijirms/vol05-i07/888
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrotic syndrome , glomerulopathy , diabetic nephropathy , diabetes mellitus , kidney disease , renal biopsy , disease , nephropathy , kidney , gastroenterology , proteinuria , endocrinology
The spectrum of renal disease in patients with diabetes encompasses both diabetic kidney disease (including albuminuric and non-albuminuric phenotypes) and non-diabetic kidney disease (NDKD). Acute nephrotic syndrome (NS) with short duration of diabetes indicates NDKD. Moreover, such presentation is atypical in patients with IgA nephropathy and pre-eclampsia and hence warrants kidney biopsy to rule out treatable glomerulopathy. In this case series; we present our experience with 15 patients with atypical NS and outline their management.