title: Severe nephropathy in three adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Melzi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costantini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giani
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Appiani
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Giunta
mesh_terms: 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