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Case report: a 5-year-old with new onset nephrotic syndrome in the setting of COVID-19 infection.
Morgan, Kelsi M; Imani, Peace D.
  • Morgan KM; Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital/ Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Kelsi.Morgan@bcm.edu.
  • Imani PD; Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital/ Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
BMC Nephrol ; 22(1): 323, 2021 09 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1440916
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

This is a case report of an asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with new-onset nephrotic syndrome in a pediatric patient. This is the third case of new-onset nephrotic syndrome in children associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, but is the first case report describing a new-onset nephrotic syndrome presentation in a patient who had asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. CASE PRESENTATION This is a case of a previously healthy 5 year old female who presented with new-onset nephrotic syndrome in the setting of an asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. She presented with progressive edema, and laboratory findings were significant for proteinuria and hypercholesterolemia. She was treated with albumin, diuretics, and corticosteroid therapy, and achieved clinical remission of her nephrotic syndrome within 3 weeks of treatment. Though she was at risk of hypercoagulability due to her COVID-19 infection and nephrotic syndrome, she was not treated with anticoagulation, and did not develop any thrombotic events.

CONCLUSIONS:

Our case report indicates that SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a trigger for nephrotic syndrome, even in the absence of overt COVID-19 symptoms.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patient Care Management / Remission Induction / Asymptomatic Infections / COVID-19 / Nephrotic Syndrome Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: BMC Nephrol Journal subject: Nephrology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12882-021-02520-W

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patient Care Management / Remission Induction / Asymptomatic Infections / COVID-19 / Nephrotic Syndrome Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: BMC Nephrol Journal subject: Nephrology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12882-021-02520-W