Nephrotic range proteinuria

What it means

Severely increased amount of excretion of protein in the urine, defined as 3.5 grams per day or more in adults and 40 mg per meter-squared body surface area per hour in children.

Rare diseases that can present with this9

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category