ABSTRACT Introduction: Idiopathic nodular glomerulosclerosis (ING) is a condition that has a vasculopathic glomerular histological pattern. Case presentation: The authors present the case of a 44-year-old Hispanic smoker female with hypertension and peripheral arterial disease who presented nephrotic s...
Abstract The reported cases describe the association between collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and acute dengue virus infection. In both cases, patients were diagnosed with dengue virus infection and had a severe kidney disease, with nephrotic syndrome and acute kidney injury. Kidney b...
ABSTRACT Minimal change disease accounts for up to 25% of the cases of nephrotic syndrome in adult population. The allergic mechanism has been associated with minimal change disease and allergens have been implied, namely insect stings. We present a case report of a woman with new onset of nephrotic synd...
SUMMARY This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the action of the Lactobacillus Plantarum probiotic as a immunomodulatory and hypolipidemic agent in dyslipidemic nephrotic children and adolescents. METHODS: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in pediatric, compensa...
El síndrome de Pierson se caracteriza por la presencia
de síndrome nefrótico congénito y microcoria bilateral.
Genéticamente, este trastorno está ocasionado por mutaciones
en el gen LAMB2, que codifica la cadenaβ2 de la laminina. Hasta
la fecha, en la bibliografía se informaron 98casos y 50mutaci...
La gangrena de Fournier es una fascitis necrotizante que afecta las regiones genital, perineal y perianal, de inicio súbito y diseminación rápidamente progresiva. Su diagnóstico obliga a una urgente intervención interdisciplinaria. La asociación con enfermedades nefrológicas es ra...
Abstract Introduction: Some cases of membranous nephropathy (MGN) present focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) typically associated with disease progression. However, we report a case of a patient who seemed to have MGN and FSGS, both primary. Case presentation: A 17-year-old female, Caucasian, pr...
Inhibidores de la Enzima Convertidora de Angiotensina/uso terapéutico,
Biopsia,
Glomerulonefritis Membranosa/complicaciones,
Glomerulonefritis Membranosa/diagnóstico,
Glomerulonefritis Membranosa/tratamiento farmacológico,
Glomerulonefritis Membranosa/patología,
Glomeruloesclerosis Focal y Segmentaria/complicaciones,
Glomeruloesclerosis Focal y Segmentaria/diagnóstico,
Glomeruloesclerosis Focal y Segmentaria/tratamiento farmacológico,
Glomeruloesclerosis Focal y Segmentaria/patología,
Riñón/patología,
Síndrome Nefrótico/complicaciones,
Síndrome Nefrótico/diagnóstico,
Síndrome Nefrótico/tratamiento farmacológico,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Introduction: Mast cells may be involved in inflammation and contribute to the onset of fibrosis in lupus nephritis (LN). Objective: This study aimed to correlate the presence of mast cells in kidney biopsy specimens of pediatric patients with LN with activity (AI) and chronicity (CI) indice...
Biopsia,
Nitrógeno de la Urea Sanguínea,
Recuento de Células,
Creatinina/sangre,
Riñón/patología,
Nefritis Lúpica/sangre,
Nefritis Lúpica/complicaciones,
Nefritis Lúpica/diagnóstico,
Mastocitos/patología,
Síndrome Nefrótico/sangre,
Síndrome Nefrótico/complicaciones,
Síndrome Nefrótico/patología,
Pronóstico,
Albúmina Sérica/análisis,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
Abstract Objective This study aims at determining the relationship between prednisolone cumulative dose and linear growth in pre-pubertal children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted on all children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome registered to the ped...
