In other cases, nephrotic syndrome is not curable. This includes children with congenital nephrotic syndrome who tend to have progressively worsening symptoms and an increased risk of kidney failure.

The inherited forms of proteinuria comprise a heterogeneous group of rare renal diseases in which glomerular dysfunction and proteinuria are prominent. Despite the rarity of hereditary proteinuria ...

The group with post-transplant nephrotic syndrome had a variety of antecedent renal diseases, including pyelonephritis, advanced nephrosclerosis, polycystic disease and congenital hypoplasia.