Primary nephrotic syndrome in Arab children. Issue 3 (March 1984)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Elzouki, A Y; Amin, F; Jaiswal, O P
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 59:Issue 3(1984)
• Page Start: 253
• Page End: 255
• Publication Date: 1984-03
• Subjects: Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.59.3.253
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

Abstract : We studied 134 Arab children with primary nephrotic syndrome. The annual incidence was 11.6/100 000 children and the ratio of boys to girls was 1.3:1. Ninety eight per cent were responsive to steroids and the mean age of the children at diagnosis was 5.7 years. On follow up (mean 29.8 months, range 1 month to 11 years) 46% had a frequently relapsing course. Renal biopsy, done in 17 patients with frequently relapsing, steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome, showed minimal changes in 15 and mesangial proliferative lesions in two. Three of the 129 patients did not respond to steroids; two had focal and segmental sclerosis and the third had mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis. One patient died.