Nephron Number as Predictor of Corticosteroid Response in Adult Minimal Change Disease

Abstract

M inimal change disease (MCD) is a clinicopathologic entity that includes nephrotic syndrome and diffuse foot process effacement in the absence of other histopathologic abnormalities. MCD is the predominant cause

Minimal change disease in HIV combined with monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance: a case report and literature review

“…[28] A retrospective study in 2020 included a total of 160 MG patients who underwent renal puncture biopsy, and these patients were divided into MGRS lesions and Non-MGRS lesions. [29] No MCD was found in 64 patients with MGRS, while only one MCD was found in 96 patients with Non-MGRS lesions. Several hypotheses can be formulated on how MG triggers MCD.…”