The Nephrotic Syndrome in Ghana: Clinical and Pathological Aspects
| Autor: | A. K. Foli, D Adu, Y Anim-Addo, E. C. Christian, S. H. Annobil, J. M. Blankson, C. A. Reindrof |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry Glomerulosclerosis Glomerulonephritis General Medicine Plasmodium malariae medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Lesion Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis parasitic diseases medicine Etiology medicine.symptom business Pathological Nephrotic syndrome |
| Zdroj: | QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. |
| ISSN: | 1460-2393 |
| Popis: | Clinical and pathological features of the nephrotic syndrome were studied in 36 adults and 25 children in Ghana. No evidence was found to implicate Plasmodium malariae as a cause and in the majority of patients the aetiology was not identified. Minimal change glomerulonephritis responsive to steroids was demonstrated in 14/25 children and 5/36 adults which was surprising as this lesion has been reported only rarely from tropical Africa. The other major histological lesions were focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (12/61), diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis (11/61) and membranous glomerulonephritis (9/61). |
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