Open Directory - Health:Conditions and Diseases:Genitourinary Disorders:Kidney:Nephrotic Syndrome


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Nephrotic syndrome occurs when the filters in the kidney leak an excessive amount of protein. The level of protein in the blood then falls and this allows fluid to leak across very small blood vessels into the tissues.