title: Nephrotic syndrome and Hodgkin lymphoma in children. Report of two cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The association of nephrotic syndrome (NS) and Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), although rare, is well recognised. In the majority of cases of HL, minimal change NS is detected.
  
  
  METHODS
  This report presents the occurrence of NS in two children with HL. In the first case, NS preceded the diagnosis of lymphoma by 3 months, while in the other child, the two disorders occurred simultaneously. In both cases, clinical manifestations and laboratory parameters (proteinuria) of NS resolved after effective treatment for active HL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prolonged proteinuria may be a paraneoplastic syndrome and HL should be considered in the diagnosis as it is crucial for the management of both entities.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Department of "P & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pourtsidis
authors.affiliation: Oncology Department of "P & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doganis
authors.affiliation: Oncology Department of "P & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baka
authors.affiliation: Oncology Department of "P & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varvoutsi
authors.affiliation: Oncology Department of "P & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kosmidis
keywords: Hodgkin; children; lymphoma; nephrotic syndrome; paraneoplastic