Repeated Nephrotic Episodes with Normal Urine, Serum Protein and Cholesterol in the Edema-Free Intervals

Abstract

A PATIENT in whom the nephrotic syndrome appeared and disappeared on three occasions has been observed from 1933 to 1948. During each remission albuminuria and edema disappeared, and the serum protein and cholesterol values returned to normal. Only 3 similar cases have been located in the extensive literature on the subject. The details of this case including the many observations made over the period of fifteen years and a review of the relevant literature are the subject of this report.Case ReportM. C (B.I.H. No. 18029), a 17-year-old boy, entered the hospital on April 17, 1933, because of swelling . . .