1. C1q nephropathy in a child with a chromosome 13 deletion.
- Author
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Roberti I, Sachdev S, Aronsky A, and Kim DU
- Subjects
- Child, Female, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use, Meningomyelocele complications, Mycophenolic Acid analogs & derivatives, Mycophenolic Acid therapeutic use, Nephrosis, Lipoid complications, Nephrosis, Lipoid drug therapy, Retinal Neoplasms complications, Retinoblastoma complications, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosome Disorders complications, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13, Complement C1q immunology, Nephrosis, Lipoid immunology
- Abstract
C1q nephropathy (C1qNP) is a rare cause of childhood nephrotic syndrome (NS). We describe a child with retinoblastoma, lipomyelomeningocele and a chromosome 13 deletion who presented with massive proteinuria due to C1qNP. Despite steroid resistance, successful treatment of the NS was achieved with mycophenolate mofetil.
- Published
- 2006
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