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A rare presentation of nephrotic syndrome

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Nephrotic syndrome usually presents with oedema due to fluid accumulation in subcutaneous space. Renal subcapsular fluid accumulation is a rare presentation. We present a rare case of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis which presented with bilateral subcapsular fluid collection and was successfully managed by percutaneous drainage and treating the underline pathology.

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  1. Army Hospital Research and Referral, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi, 110010, India

    Debabrata Mukherjee, Sourabh Sharma, Debashish Mahapatra, Ranjith K. Nair, Bhaskar Datt & Dhawal Arora

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Mukherjee, D., Sharma, S., Mahapatra, D. et al. A rare presentation of nephrotic syndrome. CEN Case Rep 6, 161–163 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13730-017-0266-1

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