title: Sonographic findings in infantile idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: Abnormal sonographic findings were obtained in all cases of infantile idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (IINS). Hyperechoic renal parenchyma, subcapsular hypoechoic band and loss of cortical medullary differentiation were the commonest abnormalities. There was no specific sonographic difference between the different types of IINS. The subcapsular hypoechoic band is also not diagnostic for IINS. Abnormal sonographic findings indicate renal biopsy to identify specific types of IINS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: al-Rasheed
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: al-Mugeiren
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Malabarey
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D014463:Ultrasonography