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A previously well 6 year old male presents to your office with the chief complaint of facial puffiness. His mother noticed this a few days ago and it seems to be worsening. He has no other symptoms, but about two weeks ago had "a bad cold."
Exam: VS T 37, HR 90, RR 20, BP 92/55. He is alert and cooperative with the examination. His face shows moderate periorbital edema. His eyes are non-injected, his conjunctiva are not edematous and his throat is not red. His heart is regular without murmurs. Heart sounds are normal. His lung exam shows good aeration, with no crackles or rhonchi. Abdomen is soft, non-tender, non-distended and without masses or shifting dullness. No hepatosplenomegaly. He has normal male genitalia with no scrotal edema. The dorsal surfaces of his hands and feet have mild pitting edema. He has brisk capillary refill and 2+ pulses. No rashes are noted.
Urinalysis shows 4+ protein, and a specific gravity of 1.030. His chemistry panel is remarkable for protein of 2 g/dL, serum albumin of 1.4 g/dL and cholesterol of 350 mg/dL. BUN and creatinine are normal.
He is not ill enough to require hospitalization. He is started on oral prednisone BID. He is followed as an outpatient clinically and by daily urine dipsticks. His edema and proteinuria gradually resolve with treatment. His corticosteroids are tapered off and he remains stable
What condition did this patient have (I.e the specific type of nephrotic syndrome)
What is Minimal-change disease (MCD) -the most common cause of the nephrotic syndrome (NS) in children. It accounts for 70 to 90% of the NS in children.
Note if responsive to steroids walk away with those minimal" points!