The Effect of a Gluten-Free Diet in Children With Difficult-to-Manage Nephrotic Syndrome.

Lemley, Kevin V; Faul, Christian; Schramm, Karla; Meyers, Kevin; Kaskel, Frederick; Dell, Katherine M; Gipson, Debbie S; Gibson, Keisha et al. · Pediatrics · 2016

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Case reports have linked childhood nephrotic syndrome to food sensitivity, including gluten. We report our experience with 8 children (6 boys, 2 girls; age at implementation of special diet 2-14 years) with difficult-to-manage nephrotic syndrome who were placed on a gluten-free diet for 3.4 ± 4.3 years (range, 0.6-14 years) and who had clinical improvement enabling reduction or discontinuation in steroid dosage.

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