[Use of pentoxifylline in pediatric patients with grade IV (OMS) lupus nephropathy who have received multiple treatments]

Autor: M J, Vázquez García, M E, Vargas Camaño, R, Olalde Carmona
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Revista alergia Mexico (Tecamachalco, Puebla, Mexico : 1993). 47(3)
ISSN: 0002-5151
Popis: Systemic Lupus Eritematosus is an autoimmune disease, the incidence in pediatric poblation in about 5%, and until 90% develop nephropathy.Included patients with lupic nephropathy grade IV (OMS) ages between 0 and 16 years old, multitreated, who administrated PTX. We take samples before treatment, during, and 4 month after, evaluating renal function and hepatic function.For female, tow male, promedium age 14.1 years old. Poteinuria get a significative p = 0.0012; hematuria was lowering its levels, While immune circulating complex, get too a significative p = 0.0050. In creatinine inverse showed an important modification of its pending.This results demonstrates, that PTX in nephritis lupic patients, helps to brake the habitual deterioration in renal function. Includes more patients for a long time of treatment, we'll get better results than this.
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