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ArticleCureus2024

Nephrotic Syndrome Associated With Heavy Metals Exposure: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Petros Kalogeropoulos, Aggeliki Sardeli, George Liapis, Panagiotis Giannakopoulos, Sophia Lionaki

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Petros KalogeropoulosDepartment of Nephrology, Second Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Aggeliki SardeliDepartment of Nephrology, Second Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
George LiapisFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Panagiotis GiannakopoulosDepartment of Nephrology, Second Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Sophia LionakiDepartment of Nephrology, Second Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heavy metals are found in many products used in everyday life. In addition, many workers are exposed to higher concentrations of such metals in their work environment. Many of these metals may cause toxic effects in humans and there are many reports relating them to the occurrence of kidney disorders such as nephrotic syndrome. In this study, we present a case of a 38-year-old woman with nephrotic syndrome suspected to be related to heavy metal toxicity, after ruling out all other secondary causes. At the same time, she proved refractory to multiple therapies. Furthermore, a related literature review regarding the occurrence of nephrotic syndrome in patients with heavy metal exposure is presented with emphasis on the importance of considering them as a secondary cause, especially in cases that appear resistant to treatment.

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environmental exposureleadnephrotic syndromesteroid-resistanttoxicity

Identifiers

PMID38344529
PMCPMC10855647
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