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. 2015 Mar 1;50(1):37-44.
doi: 10.5152/tpa.2015.2086. eCollection 2015 Mar.

Long-term results of children diagnosed with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome; single center experience

Duygu Övünç Hacıhamdioğlu  1 , Süleyman Kalman  2 , Faysal Gök  2
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Long-term results of children diagnosed with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome; single center experience

Duygu Övünç Hacıhamdioğlu et al. Turk Pediatri Ars. .

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the long-term results of children followed up with a diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome in a single center.

Materials and method: The medical data of 33 patients aged between 6 months and 10 years who were diagnosed with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in our center between January 2000 and December 2012 and followed up for a period of 2-12 years were reviewed (Gulhane Military Medical Academy Ethics committee, 07.11.2012/10).

Results: The mean age of disease onset was 3.2±2.04 years (range: 0.5-10 years) and the mean follow-up period was 6±3.4 years (range: 2-12 years). Thirteen (39.4%) of the study group (or the patients) were female and 20 (60.6%) were male. Twenty seven (1.8%) of the patients were sensitive to steroid and 6 (18.1%) were resistant to steroid. Four (12.1%) of the steroid-resistant patients had steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome, 5 (15.2%) had frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome and 18 (54.5%) had rarely relapsing nephrotic syndrome. Histopathological diagnoses of six patients who underwent biopsy because of resistance to steroid were as follows: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (n=3), C1q nephropathy (n=1), diffuse mesangial proliferation (n=1) and membraneous nephropathy (n=1). Fifteen (45.5%) patients entered into full remission and 2 (6%) patients developed chronic renal failure. Treatment complications including decreased bone mineral density in three patients (9%), short stature in 2 patients (6%) and cataract in 2 patients (6%) developed.

Conclusions: Children with nephrotic syndrome carry a risk in terms of short stature, osteoporosis, cataract and renal failure in the long-term follow-up. It was observed that our rates of response to steroid were similar to the literature and the most common histopathological diagnosis was focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in our patients who underwent biopsy because of resistance to steroid. It was thought that multi-center studies should be conducted to demonstrate regional or national differences related with long-term results of childhood nephrotic syndrome.

Keywords: Child; course; nephrotic syndrome; treatment.

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