The relation between clinical characteristics, laboratory data and the evolution of acute renal failure in primary nephrotic syndrome of children
- Author:
Thuy Thi Dieu Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nephrotic syndrome
- MeSH:
Nephrotic Syndrome;
Kidney Failure, Acute;
diagnosis;
child
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):34-35
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
During the five-year period of 1991-1995, there were 840 children suffered from primary nephrotic syndrome including 52 of acute renal failure with a frequency of 6.19%. In treating, 35.72% of patients got a most rapid decrease of oedema, 66.67% remained lasting oedema, 19.23% got a urine volume restored after 3 days. Before the treatment, hypertension occupied 44.68% and after treatment 27.68% of patients. In 52 studied patients, good response to the treatment occurred in 44 (84.62)%, 8 (15.38%) got the chronic form of renal or died. In regard to laboratory data, in patients with light decrease of blood albumin level, renal function were well restored, while with large decrease, it was worse even could be transformed to chronic or deadly form. In 90% of patients, the BUN/blood creatinine ratio was 20
