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Doença de lesão mínima

Última revisão: 20 Aug 2025
Última atualização: 18 Mar 2025

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • edema facial ou generalizado
  • idade >1 ano, mas <8 anos
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • pressão arterial normal
  • ausência de hematúria
  • História de doença viral recente
  • dispneia
  • história de linfoma ou leucemia
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Fatores de risco

  • idade >1 ano, mas <8 anos
  • Linfoma de Hodgkin
  • leucemia
  • doença viral recente
  • infecção por hepatite B ou C
  • baixo peso ao nascer
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • urinálise
  • proteína na urina de 24 horas
  • relação proteína/creatinina urinária
  • nível de albumina sérica
  • perfil lipídico sérico
  • níveis do complemento sérico
  • painel de eletrólitos séricos
  • Hemograma completo
  • taxa de filtração glomerular (TFG)
  • testes séricos da função hepática
  • ultrassonografia renal
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • radiografia torácica
  • biópsia renal
  • teste genético
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

apresentação inicial

CONTÍNUA

recidiva pouco frequente

Recidiva frequente

dependente de corticosteroide

Colaboradores

Autores

Kiran K. Upadhyay, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology

Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine

University of Florida Health

Gainesville

FL

Declarações

KU declares that he has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

Dr Kiran Upadhyay would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Robert Mathias, a previous contributor to this topic. RM declares that he has no competing interests.

Revisores

Rajendra Bhimma, MD

Associate Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Nephrologist

Department of Maternal and Child Health

Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Durban

South Africa

Declarações

RB is an author of a reference cited in the monograph.

Frederick J. Kaskel, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Vice Chairman for Affiliate & Network Affairs

Chief, Section on Nephrology

Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Children's Hospital at Montefiore of Albert Einstein College of Medicine

New York

NY

Disclosures

FJK declares that he has no competing interests.

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References

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Key articles

Vivarelli M, Massella L, Ruggiero B, et al. Minimal change disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Feb 7;12(2):332-45.Full text  Abstract

Trautmann A, Boyer O, Hodson E, et al. IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 Mar;38(3):877-919.Full text  Abstract

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Glomerular Diseases Work Group. KDIGO 2021 clinical practice guideline for the management of glomerular diseases. Kidney Int. 2021 Oct;100(4s):S1-276.Full text

Hogan J, Radhakrishnan J. The treatment of minimal change disease in adults. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Apr;24(5):702-11. Abstract

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