J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.
2003 Oct;7(2):197-203.
A Case of Microcephaly and Early-onset Nephrotic Syndrome: Galloway-Mowat Syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pediatrics, Dongguk University, College of Medicine, Gyeongju, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, NHIC Ilsan Hospital, Koyang, Korea.
- 4Department of Pediatrics, NHIC Ilsan Hospital, Koyang, Korea.
Abstract
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The Galloway-Mowat syndrome, a rare inherited disorder, is characterized by congenital microcephaly with various neurological abnormalities and early onset of nephrotic syndrome with unresponsiveness to treatment, progressive deterioration in renal function and death in early lifetime. In this report, we describe a girl with microcephaly, seizures. and psychomotor retardation who developed nephrotic syndrome at 17 months of age.