Histopathological spectrum of childhood nephrotic syndrome in Pakistan
| Autor: | Ali Lanewala, Sajid Bhatti, Muhammed Mubarak, Atika Sher, Javed I. Kazi, Amir Fayyaz, Fazal Akhter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Nephrotic Syndrome Adolescent Physiology Biopsy Fluorescent Antibody Technique Kidney Glomerulonephritis Membranous Nephropathy Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis Physiology (medical) medicine Humans Pakistan Minimal change disease Child medicine.diagnostic_test Glomerulosclerosis Focal Segmental business.industry Infant Glomerulonephritis IGA Glomerulonephritis medicine.disease Transplantation Microscopy Electron Nephrology Child Preschool Female Steroids Renal biopsy business Nephrotic syndrome |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and Experimental Nephrology. 13:589-593 |
| ISSN: | 1437-7799 1342-1751 |
| Popis: | There is no information in international literature on the pattern of glomerulopathies in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) in Pakistan. We undertook this study to determine the pattern of glomerulopathies based on renal biopsies studied by light (LM), immunofluorescence (IF), and electron microscopy (EM).The study was conducted at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi over 12 years (1996-2008). All children (or=18 years) with INS in whom renal biopsy was performed were included. Renal biopsies were studied by LM, IF, and EM.Of 538 children, 347 (64.4%) were male and 191 (35.5%) were female. Mean age was 9.79 +/- 4.59 years. The histopathological lesions comprised: minimal change disease (MCD) and its variants, 43.8%; focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), 38.14%; membranous glomerulonephritis (GN) (MGN), 7.96%; mesangioproliferative GN (MesPGN), 4.81%; mesangiocapillary GN (MPGN), 3.14%; IgA nephropathy (IgAN), 1.11%; and other rare lesions.MCD and its variants are the leading cause of overall INS in children, followed by FSGS, which is the predominant pathology in steroid-resistant and adolescent nephrotic syndrome (NS). Our data are in accordance with recent series from around the world with similar biopsy indications. The study defines the true pattern of glomerulopathies in childhood INS for the first time in Pakistan. |
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