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<journal-title>Global Journal of Medical Research - B: Pharma, Drug Discovery, Toxicology &amp; Medicine</journal-title>
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<issn publication-format="print">0975-5888</issn>
<issn publication-format="electronic">2249-4618</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-title>What Caused her Fall? A Clinical Case of Leg Swelling</article-title>
<subtitle>Minimal Change Disease in Adults: A Clinical Review</subtitle>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Amadife</surname><given-names>N. Stacy</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1" />
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Mere</surname><given-names>Dr. Constance</given-names></name></contrib>
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<aff id="aff1">UNITED STATES, Howard University Hospital</aff>
<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2023-02-11">
<day>11</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2023</year>
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<volume>22</volume>
<issue>B3</issue>
<fpage>11</fpage>
<lpage>14</lpage>
<abstract><p>Abstract not found</p></abstract>
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<p>Minimal change disease (MCD) is typically not a disease seen in adults as it comprises only 10-15% of cases (1). Disease can be further characterized as primary/idiopathic or secondary. Typical secondary causes include drugs such as NSAIDs and Lithium and malignancies including Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Thus, secondary causes are often the culprit. We present a 47-year-old African-American female patient with a history of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and HIV who presented with sudden onset worsening lower extremity edema and 6.6 grams (g) urine protein to creatinine ratio with primary MCD.</p>
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