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Nephrotic syndrome of childhood - steroid sensitive

MedGen UID:
588368
Concept ID:
C0403396
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Nephrotic Syndrome, Steroid-Sensitive; Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome; Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome; Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndromes; Syndrome, Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic
SNOMED CT: Steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome of childhood (445119005); Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (236380004); Steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome (236380004); SSNS - Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (236380004)
 
HPO: HP:0025647
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0044781

Definition

A type of nephrotic syndrome in which complete remission (albumin urine dipstick negative/trace or proteinuria <4mg/m2/d or urinary protein to creatinine ratio <200mg/g (<20 mg/mmol) for 3 consecutive days) is achieved within initial 4 weeks of corticosteroid therapy. [from HPO]

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PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mattoo TK, Sanjad S
Pediatr Clin North Am 2022 Dec;69(6):1079-1098. Epub 2022 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.08.002. PMID: 36880923
Boyer O, Schaefer F, Haffner D, Bockenhauer D, Hölttä T, Bérody S, Webb H, Heselden M, Lipska-Zie Tkiewicz BS, Ozaltin F, Levtchenko E, Vivarelli M
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Politano SA, Colbert GB, Hamiduzzaman N
Prim Care 2020 Dec;47(4):597-613. Epub 2020 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2020.08.002. PMID: 33121631
Wang CS, Greenbaum LA
Pediatr Clin North Am 2019 Feb;66(1):73-85. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2018.08.006. PMID: 30454752
Noone DG, Iijima K, Parekh R
Lancet 2018 Jul 7;392(10141):61-74. Epub 2018 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30536-1. PMID: 29910038

Diagnosis

Vivarelli M, Gibson K, Sinha A, Boyer O
Lancet 2023 Sep 2;402(10404):809-824. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01051-6. PMID: 37659779
Zabala Ramirez MJ, Stein EJ, Jain K
Med Clin North Am 2023 Jul;107(4):727-737. Epub 2023 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2023.03.006. PMID: 37258010
Politano SA, Colbert GB, Hamiduzzaman N
Prim Care 2020 Dec;47(4):597-613. Epub 2020 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2020.08.002. PMID: 33121631
Wang CS, Greenbaum LA
Pediatr Clin North Am 2019 Feb;66(1):73-85. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2018.08.006. PMID: 30454752
Downie ML, Gallibois C, Parekh RS, Noone DG
Paediatr Int Child Health 2017 Nov;37(4):248-258. Epub 2017 Sep 15 doi: 10.1080/20469047.2017.1374003. PMID: 28914167

Therapy

Vivarelli M, Gibson K, Sinha A, Boyer O
Lancet 2023 Sep 2;402(10404):809-824. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01051-6. PMID: 37659779
Trautmann A, Boyer O, Hodson E, Bagga A, Gipson DS, Samuel S, Wetzels J, Alhasan K, Banerjee S, Bhimma R, Bonilla-Felix M, Cano F, Christian M, Hahn D, Kang HG, Nakanishi K, Safouh H, Trachtman H, Xu H, Cook W, Vivarelli M, Haffner D; International Pediatric Nephrology Association
Pediatr Nephrol 2023 Mar;38(3):877-919. Epub 2022 Oct 21 doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05739-3. PMID: 36269406Free PMC Article
Wang CS, Greenbaum LA
Pediatr Clin North Am 2019 Feb;66(1):73-85. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2018.08.006. PMID: 30454752
Noone DG, Iijima K, Parekh R
Lancet 2018 Jul 7;392(10141):61-74. Epub 2018 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30536-1. PMID: 29910038
Kodner C
Am Fam Physician 2016 Mar 15;93(6):479-85. PMID: 26977832

Prognosis

Vivarelli M, Gibson K, Sinha A, Boyer O
Lancet 2023 Sep 2;402(10404):809-824. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01051-6. PMID: 37659779
Rodriguez-Ballestas E, Reid-Adam J
Pediatr Rev 2022 Feb 1;43(2):87-99. doi: 10.1542/pir.2020-001230. PMID: 35102405
AbuMaziad AS, Abusaleh R, Bhati S
J Perinatol 2021 Dec;41(12):2704-2712. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-01279-0. PMID: 34983935
Warejko JK, Tan W, Daga A, Schapiro D, Lawson JA, Shril S, Lovric S, Ashraf S, Rao J, Hermle T, Jobst-Schwan T, Widmeier E, Majmundar AJ, Schneider R, Gee HY, Schmidt JM, Vivante A, van der Ven AT, Ityel H, Chen J, Sadowski CE, Kohl S, Pabst WL, Nakayama M, Somers MJG, Rodig NM, Daouk G, Baum M, Stein DR, Ferguson MA, Traum AZ, Soliman NA, Kari JA, El Desoky S, Fathy H, Zenker M, Bakkaloglu SA, Müller D, Noyan A, Ozaltin F, Cadnapaphornchai MA, Hashmi S, Hopcian J, Kopp JB, Benador N, Bockenhauer D, Bogdanovic R, Stajić N, Chernin G, Ettenger R, Fehrenbach H, Kemper M, Munarriz RL, Podracka L, Büscher R, Serdaroglu E, Tasic V, Mane S, Lifton RP, Braun DA, Hildebrandt F
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2018 Jan 6;13(1):53-62. Epub 2017 Nov 10 doi: 10.2215/CJN.04120417. PMID: 29127259Free PMC Article
Downie ML, Gallibois C, Parekh RS, Noone DG
Paediatr Int Child Health 2017 Nov;37(4):248-258. Epub 2017 Sep 15 doi: 10.1080/20469047.2017.1374003. PMID: 28914167

Clinical prediction guides

Vivarelli M, Gibson K, Sinha A, Boyer O
Lancet 2023 Sep 2;402(10404):809-824. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01051-6. PMID: 37659779
Campbell RE, Thurman JM
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2022 Dec;17(12):1823-1834. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.2215/CJN.07180622. PMID: 36198505Free PMC Article
Warejko JK, Tan W, Daga A, Schapiro D, Lawson JA, Shril S, Lovric S, Ashraf S, Rao J, Hermle T, Jobst-Schwan T, Widmeier E, Majmundar AJ, Schneider R, Gee HY, Schmidt JM, Vivante A, van der Ven AT, Ityel H, Chen J, Sadowski CE, Kohl S, Pabst WL, Nakayama M, Somers MJG, Rodig NM, Daouk G, Baum M, Stein DR, Ferguson MA, Traum AZ, Soliman NA, Kari JA, El Desoky S, Fathy H, Zenker M, Bakkaloglu SA, Müller D, Noyan A, Ozaltin F, Cadnapaphornchai MA, Hashmi S, Hopcian J, Kopp JB, Benador N, Bockenhauer D, Bogdanovic R, Stajić N, Chernin G, Ettenger R, Fehrenbach H, Kemper M, Munarriz RL, Podracka L, Büscher R, Serdaroglu E, Tasic V, Mane S, Lifton RP, Braun DA, Hildebrandt F
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2018 Jan 6;13(1):53-62. Epub 2017 Nov 10 doi: 10.2215/CJN.04120417. PMID: 29127259Free PMC Article
Andolino TP, Reid-Adam J
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Sinha A, Bagga A
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Recent systematic reviews

Trautmann A, Boyer O, Hodson E, Bagga A, Gipson DS, Samuel S, Wetzels J, Alhasan K, Banerjee S, Bhimma R, Bonilla-Felix M, Cano F, Christian M, Hahn D, Kang HG, Nakanishi K, Safouh H, Trachtman H, Xu H, Cook W, Vivarelli M, Haffner D; International Pediatric Nephrology Association
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Hedin E, Bijelić V, Barrowman N, Geier P
Pediatr Nephrol 2022 Aug;37(8):1747-1757. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05358-4. PMID: 35239032
Lee TH, Kuo G, Chang CH, Huang YT, Yen CL, Lee CC, Fan PC, Chen JJ
PLoS One 2021;16(12):e0260312. Epub 2021 Dec 1 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260312. PMID: 34851962Free PMC Article
Gertz MA, Dispenzieri A
JAMA 2020 Jul 7;324(1):79-89. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.5493. PMID: 32633805
Kaegi C, Wuest B, Schreiner J, Steiner UC, Vultaggio A, Matucci A, Crowley C, Boyman O
Front Immunol 2019;10:1990. Epub 2019 Sep 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01990. PMID: 31555262Free PMC Article

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