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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
Corticosteroid resistance appeared late in the course of relapsing nephrotic syndrome in 12 patients who previously had steroid-sensitive relapses for 0.8 to 13 years. In 11 patients, renal histology performed earlier in the course of the disease showed minimal change in eight, mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (MesPGN) in two, and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in one. Renal biopsy in another patient and a repeat procedure in four of eight patients who initially showed minimal change was done after they had developed steroid resistance, and showed FSGS. Cyclophosphamide was given to 11 patients after they became steroid resistant, and induced remission in eight that continued for 1 to 2 years in two patients. The other six had relapses that were steroid sensitive, but three of them (two with FSGS and one with MesPGN) later became resistant to steroids as well as to cyclophosphamide. Of six patients with FSGS, four with initial or subsequent resistance to cyclophosphamide eventually developed renal insufficiency. The other two have remained in remission for 12 to 16 years; one of these did not receive cyclophosphamide. Our observations suggest that patients with late steroid resistance comprise a heterogeneous group; those with FSGS and resistance to cyclophosphamide therapy may have a poor outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-3476
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
66-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Adrenal Cortex Hormones, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Child, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Cyclophosphamide, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Drug Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Female, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Glomerulonephritis, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Male, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Nephrosis, Lipoid, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Nephrotic Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Prednisone, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:3944696-Time Factors
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Late resistance to corticosteroids in nephrotic syndrome.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article