Patient's question:
I have a 7-year-old son who has been feeling unwell recently. I took him to the hospital for tests, and the doctor said the child has nephrotic syndrome. I want to know what are the symptoms of nephrotic syndrome in children?Doctor's answer:
Nephrotic syndrome is a clinical diagnosis syndrome caused by increased permeability of glomerular capillaries during the process of renal fibrosis due to various different causes, leading to massive proteinuria. It primarily manifests as massive proteinuria, followed by hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, and edema of varying degrees. Glomerulonephritis is a group of kidney diseases caused by congenital renal cell damage, resulting in varying degrees of renal function impairment.