Clinical manifestations of MPGN in children  comparing their responsiveness to drug treatment

D Fahimi; A Madani; ST Esfehani; P Mohseni; A Broujerdi; M Haddadi

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Clinical manifestations of MPGN in children comparing their responsiveness to drug treatment

Author(s):

D Fahimi,

A Madani^,*,

ST Esfehani,

P Mohseni,

A Broujerdi,

M Haddadi

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 6, issue 4; 62-67

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:D FahimiA MadaniST EsfehaniP MohseniA BroujerdiM Haddadiet al.Clinical manifestations of MPGN in children comparing their responsiveness to drug treatment.J Inflamm Dis.6(4):e154913.

Abstract

Abstract Background: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is the most common type of chronic glomerulonephritis in children. Objective: To determine clinical manifestations of MPGN in Iranian children and to compare their responsiveness to drug regimens (steroids & immunosurppressives). Methods: The medical records of the patients from June 1972 to January 1996 were reviewed. Age of onset of disease, sex, creatinine clearance, initial clinical presentation, presence or absence of pathologic proteinuria, hematuria, hypertension and low serurm C3 level in each patient & also the responsiveness of those who had follow- up drug treatment were examined . Using T test & x 2 test the means were compared (P À0.05). Findings: 66 cases were reported: type I 55 patients, type II 7 patients and type III 4 patients. 31 patients were male. There was no significant correlation between sex, pathologic proteinuria and hematuria and progression to CRF but more patients who had hypertension progressed to CRF (P

Keywords

Keywords: Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN)

Proteinuria

Hematuria

Hypertension

Chronic Renal Failure

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