Renal amyloidosis in children

Pediatric renal amyloidosis, also known as Muckle-Wells syndrome, is a rare disease in which amyloid deposits in the kidney cause renal dysfunction. Nephrotic syndrome is the main clinical manifestation, which can lead to renal failure in the advanced stage. This amyloid protein is brown when it comes in contact with iodine, like starch, hence the name. Adults also develop the disease and are more common than children.

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