[A case of high-age minimal change nephrotic syndrome relapse after 18-year remission and effective treatment with steroid and cyclosporin combined therapy]
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[A case of high-age minimal change nephrotic syndrome relapse after 18-year remission and effective treatment with steroid and cyclosporin combined therapy]
Abstract
We describe the clinical course of a 69-year-old woman, who suffered from minimal change nephrotic syndrome(MCNS) after long-term remission. In 1979, she was admitted to Kanazawa University Hospital due to MCNS verified by renal biopsy and was treated with oral prednisolone(initially 40 mg/day) for two years. She suffered from edema again in 1999 with massive proteinuria. Renal biopsy revealed minor glomerular abnormality without any deposition of immunoglobulins or complements. Electron microscopic findings showed extensive foot process effacement. Therefore, we diagnosed this case as a recurrence of MCNS. She was treated with the combination of methylprednisolone pulse therapy(500 mg, 3 days), oral prednisolone(20 mg/day) and cyclosporin(CyA, 3 mg/kg/day), which could induce earlier complete remission. These results suggest that recurrence after long-term remission could occur in adult-onset MCNS and that the combination therapy of prednisolone and CyA may be effective for the induction of early remission in MCNS.
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