Narang S

Professor

• Minimal change disease or nephrosis lipoid

On light microscopy, of changes devoid.

• 80% of nephrotics, it does comprise

Boys below 16 years pay the price.

• Idiopathic it is, cause unknown

Possible mechanisms immune have been shown.

• In the net of protein loss, albumin is caught

Label of selective proteinuria, it has got.

• No change grossly it does produce

Shape and size, increase nor reduce.

• Changes in glomeruli and tubules are slight

Noted this is on microscopy light.

• On EM, fl at, foot processes of podocytes seen

Labeled as the foot process disease it has been.

• Immunofl uorescence - absent deposits does claim

Hence, “nil deposit disease” is also its name.