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Minimal change disease

Minimal change disease

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Is a type of:

Kidney diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Lower abdomen, Upper abdomen

Symptoms

Facial swelling

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Minimal change disease
Albumin
Furosemide
Immunosuppressive therapy
Steroids

Other treatments

Fluid restriction
Low salt diet

Tests

Liver function test
Basic metabolic panel
Complement levels
Lipid panel
Urinalysis
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