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Case report

Coexistence of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, celiac disease, and dermatitis herpetiformis: a rare paediatric case report

Zofia Maria Kania-Bonicka 1
,
Karolina Cichoń-Kawa 2
,
Małgorzata Mizerska-Wasiak 2

  1. Student’s Scientific Group at the Department of Paediatrics and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

  2. Department of Paediatrics and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Pediatr Pol 2026; 101 (2): 194-197

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2026.162943
Data publikacji online: 2026/06/30
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