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Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome with adrenal calcification and cardiac malformation

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Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome (CNS) with adrenal calcification and CNS with congenital heart disease (CHD) have rarely been reported. However, CNS with both these rare associations has never been previously reported. Here we report a case of CNS with both rare associations, perhaps the first report from India to the best of our knowledge.

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  1. Chitra Dinakar, Sanjiv Lewin & Kishore D. Phadke

    Present address: Dept. of Pediatrics, St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Sarjapur Road, 560 034, Bangalore

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    C. K. Indumathi (Lecturer)

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Indumathi, C.K., Dinakar, C., Lewin, S. et al. Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome with adrenal calcification and cardiac malformation. Indian J Pediatr 72, 1049–1051 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02724410

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