Acute abdominal pain and nephrotic syndrome: pediatric case reports and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Giovanni Conti (Author), Nicolina Stefania Carucci (Author), Valentina Comito (Author), Pietro Impellizzeri (Author), Carmela Visalli (Author), Claudia Ventrici (Author), Roberto Chimenz (Author), Carmelo Romeo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acute abdominal pain in nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a well-known clinical symptom and is mainly related to peritonitis. The presence, although rare, of red umbilicus may guide the diagnosis as a suggestive sign of peritonitis also in the non-neonatal period. Instead, the associati...