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Minimal change disease

Minimal change disease

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Is a type of:

Kidney diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Lower abdomen, Upper abdomen

Symptoms

Facial swelling

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Minimal change disease
Furosemide
2.3
6 reviews
Immunosuppressive therapy
Albumin
Steroids

Other treatments

Fluid restriction
Low salt diet

Tests

Liver function test
Basic metabolic panel
Complement levels
Lipid panel
Urinalysis
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