Possible role of malaria in the etiology of the nephrotic syndrome in Nairobi.
In a study in Nairobi, Kenya, 30 young adults with nephrotic syndrome were investigated in detail and a further 18 were studied less completely. In no case was evidence found to support a possible role for malaria in the aetiology of the syndrome.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007630:Kenya; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000276:immunology
D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007136:Immunoglobulins