BACKGROUND In children, idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is primarily treated using corticosteroids. When remission is not achieved, the coadministration of potent immunosuppressant therapy becomes imperative. Cyclosporine A (CsA) is reportedly associated with a higher incidence of remission in comparison with other immunosuppressive agents. METHODS The present study investigated the respo...

Background and Aim: Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) accounts for 10%-20% of all cases of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. These patients are at risk of developing end-stage renal disease. The aim of this study was to determine the demographic characteristics, renal biopsy findings, response to immunosuppressive treatment, and prognosis in pediatric patients with SRNS.Materials and Met...

Nephrotic syndrome in minimal change lipoid nephrosis and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis may be due to alteration of glomerular anionic sites by a lymphokine. Six adults with nephrotic syndrome who were resistant to treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants were treated with cyclosporin A. In three patients with minimal change lipoid nephrosis who had been nephrotic for 3.5 to 2...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the epidemiology, clinical and histological features, and prognosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) according to RIFLE classification in adult patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. METHODS In this retrospective study, 277 patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome were reviewed from June 2005 to June 2009. RESULTS Fifty-one (18%) patients entere...

Our study is aimed to reveal the frequency and clinical significance of the coincidence of two widely spread entities, e.g. minimal change disease (MCD) and IgA nephropathy (IgAN), claimed to be found in an overwhelming number in some Asian regions. We retrospectively analyzed clinical and histological data from 627 renal biopsies, performed in our department from January 2002 to January 2005 a...

Prediction of the histology of MPGN was performed without doing a renal biopsy by a univariate and multivariate analysis of three histological groups in nephrotic children: membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN, N=13), proliferative glomerulonephritis (PGN, N=11) and minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS, N=10). If the Y value of the following equation exceeded 0.41, the probability ...

The term 'minimal change nephrotic syndrome' has become synonymous with the expression 'steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome', the latter term having the merit of focusing on the most important objective characteristic of the condition. Nevertheless, it is somewhat illogical to define this condition by a negative histological feature, which in the majority of cases remains a presumption inferr...

Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the direct relationship between serum cholesterol and serum albumin in first episode of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome of childhood. Methods and materials: A prospective observational study included 28 children with nephrotic syndrome, aged between of 2-8 years with 14 age and sex matched controls were studied at SVS Medical College and ...

The term 'minimal change nephrotic syndrome' has become synonymous with the expression 'steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome', the latter term having the merit of focusing on the most important objective characteristic of the condition. Nevertheless, it is somewhat illogical to define this condition by a negative histological feature, which in the majority of cases remains a presumption inferr...