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Nephrotic syndrome may be caused by the following except -

A
Renal cell carcinoma
B
Minimal change nephropathy
C
Diabetes mellitus
D
Rheumatoid ahritis
High-Yield Explanation
Diabetes, which is the most common secondary cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults. It can cause kidney damage, known as diabetic nephropathy. Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus), a chronic disease of the immune system, can seriously damage the kidneys. This can damage your kidneys Minimal Change Disease (MCD for sho) is a kidney disease in which large amounts of protein is lost in the urine. It is one of the most common causes of the Nephrotic Syndrome (see below) worldwide. When the kidney filters are damaged, however, protein sometimes "slips through" into the urine Renal cell carcinoma presenting as nephrotic syndrome. Nephrotic syndrome is a rare complication of renal cell carcinomas, and it is paicularly uncommon for minimal change nephropathy to be associated with solid tumours Ref Harrison20th edition pg 278

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