background and objective: to assess the effectiveness and safety of oral amiloride for the treatment of edema in pediatric patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. methods: a randomized trial of amiloride vs hydrochlorthiazide was done in 34 patients. the mean age was 4.3±0.7 years old. after a 2 week washout of diuretic therapy, nephrotic children with edema were randomized into two groups...

introduction: cerebral vein thrombosis is a rare complication of nephrotic syndrome (ns).we report a known case of ns with hemorrhagic thrombosis. case report: a boy with previous history of ns was admitted with headache and decrease of level of consciousness and his brain images were revealed hemorrhagic thrombosis conclusions: cerebral vein thrombosis must be considered in patients with histo...