A 38-year-old man with nephrotic syndrome, episodic fever and abdominal pain.
The differential diagnosis for a 38-year-old white man with a chronic fever associated with nephrotic syndrome is discussed in the setting of a clinicopathological conference at Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The etiology and pathophysiology of fever-associated nephrotic syndrome are discussed.
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*