Balal Mustafa, Seyrek Neslihan, Karayaylali Ibrahim, Paydas Saime
Department of Internal Medicine, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey.
Med Princ Pract. 2004 Nov-Dec;13(6):366-8. doi: 10.1159/000080475.
To present a case with nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease and polycythemia.
A 20-year-old female was admitted to our clinic for edema and severe proteinuria present with minimal change disease since the age of 7 years. Polycythemia was found during the last activation of nephrotic syndrome. The patient was placed on glucocorticoid therapy that caused disappearance of edema, proteinuria and polycythemia. Ten months later both hemoglobin and hematocrit levels were within normal range.
This patient with nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease and polycythemia was successfully treated with glucocorticoid.
