Membranous nephropathy associated with ovarian tumour in a young girl: recovery after removal.
We report a 7-year-old girl who presented with membranous glomerulonephritis and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in association with a benign ovarian tumour. Surgical excision of the tumor led to complete disappearance of the proteinuria within 2 weeks. Tumour-associated membranous nephropathy in children is rare, as a review of the literature shows.
Beauvais
P
P
Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Trousseau, Paris, France.
Vaudour
G
G
Boccon Gibod
L
L
Levy
M
M
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery