BACKGROUND Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a relatively rare disease with numerous subtypes. Most regional nephrology centres see only a limited number of patients with each type of GN every year. The objective of this study was to find out the pattern of glomerulopathies in paediatric population, undergoing renal biopsy in Peshawar. METHODS This was a prospective study carried out at the Departme...

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is the most frequent form of NS in children. INS is defined by the association of the clinical features of NS with renal biopsy findings of minimal changes, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), or mesangial proliferation (MP) on light microscopy and effacement of foot processes on electron microscopy. Actually the podocyte has become the favourite candi...

The collapsing variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a renal injury that may be idiopathic or associated with various factors; it is characterized by glomerular collapse, which leads to steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (NS) and progressive chronic renal failure. FSGS has not been well studied in children, in which most of the cases are idiopathic. We report six cases of th...

Background: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is an expression of many glomerular diseases and not a disease in itself. Based on response to steroids, NS is categorized into steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) or steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). SRNS patients are at a high risk of developing end-stage renal disease. The aim of the study was to evaluate steroid response and the prevale...