<nephrology> A disorder of the kidneys which largely affects the glomerulus, the blood filtering structure. This disorder is one common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children affecting 2 to 3 children per 100,000 population under age 16 in the us. Minimal change disease is also seen rarely in adults. ... The cause is unknown but may be relat...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. idiopathic nephrotic syndrome occurring most commonly in children, in which glomeruli show minimal changes with no thickening of the basement membranes, fat vacuoles in the tubular epithelium, and fusion of glomerular foot processes. Synonyms: minimal-change disease, nil disease
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Lipoid nephrosis: The earliest stage of nephrosis (the nephrotic syndrome of childhood). See: Minimal change disease. See also: Nephrosis.
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