LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Membranous Nephropathy overlapping in a patient with Nephrotic Syndrome: a case report

Silva, Crislaine Aparecida da; Custódio, Fabiano Bichuette; Monteiro, Maria Luíza Gonçalves dos Reis; Araújo, Stanley de Almeida; Araújo, Liliane Silvano; Côrrea, Rosana Rosa Miranda; Reis, Marlene Antônia dos; Machado, Juliana Reis.

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (1), 2020

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

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Therapy of tacrolimus combined with corticosteroids in idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Cui, W; Lu, X; Min, X; Liu, M; Guan, S; Wang, Y; Luo, M; Li, W; Li, Q; Dong, W; Miao, L; Luo, P.

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017

We evaluated the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus (TAC) combined with corticosteroids in treating patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). One hundred seventy-seven biopsy-proven IMN patients were recruited in this retrospective clinical study. Sixty patients received TAC (target blood con...

Corticoesteroides/administración & dosificación, Creatinina/sangre, Ciclofosfamida/administración & dosificación, Quimioterapia Combinada, Estudios de Seguimiento, Glomerulonefritis Membranosa/tratamiento farmacológico, Inmunosupresores/administración & dosificación, Prednisona/administración & dosificación, Proteinuria, Reproducibilidad de los Resultados, Estudios Retrospectivos, Albúmina Sérica/análisis, Tacrolimus/administración & dosificación, Factores de Tiempo, Resultado del Tratamiento

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Alpha-Interferon therapy for HBV-related glomerulonephritis

Lopes Neto, Edmundo Pessoa de Almeida; Lopes, Lucila Valente; Kirsztajn, Gianna Mastroianni; Cruz, Cibele Nascimento; Ferraz, Maria Lucia Gomes; Silva, Antonio Eduardo Benedito.

Säo Paulo med. j; 116 (5), 1998

We report a case of a patient with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) who showed improvement after interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy. A 35-year-old man with nephrotic syndrome and HBV antigens received a 24-week course of IFN-alpha. At the end of therapy there was an e...

Interferón-alfa/uso terapéutico, Antivirales/uso terapéutico, Hepatitis B/complicaciones, Hepatitis B/tratamiento farmacológico, Glomerulonefritis Membranosa/complicaciones, Glomerulonefritis Membranosa/tratamiento farmacológico, Alanina Transaminasa/sangre, Albúmina Sérica/análisis, Factores de Tiempo, Proteinuria

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