Severe nephropathy in three adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
Renal involvement has rarely been reported in patients with cystic fibrosis. We describe severe nephropathy with a rapidly fatal outcome in three adolescents with cystic fibrosis, and evaluate the important repercussions that the nephrotic syndrome had on the precarious clinical situation of these patients.
Melzi
M L
ML
Department of Paediatrics, University of Milan, Italy.
Costantini
D
D
Giani
M
M
Appiani
A C
AC
Giunta
A M
AM
D000293:Adolescent; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors