Hodgkin's disease--the rare cause of nephrotic syndrome in children.
OBJECTIVE
Hodgkin's disease (HD) is a potentially curable malignant lymphoma with distinct histology, biologic behavior and clinical characteristics. Renal involvement in HD is rare, but it may be underestimated because renal lesions are not the major manifestation of the disease. The pathogenesis of proteinuria in HD remains unknown.


METHODS
The case of a 17-year-old girl suffering from Hodgkin's disease and nephrotic syndrome has been described.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors would like to underline the very rare coincidence of Hodgkin's disease and nephrotic syndrome, the lack of remission after routine prednisone administration and disappearance of nephrotic proteinuria after anticancer therapy.
Klinika Pediatrii, Hematologii i Onkologii Dzieciecej Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie, Szczecin.
Jarosław
J
Peregud-Pogorzelski
Andrzej
A
Brodkiewicz
Elwira
E
Szychot
Anna
A
Zakowska
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012074:Remission Induction
D011241:Prednisone