| Cyclosporin A in adult patients with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis and nephrotic syndrome; 5 case reports. | |
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PMID: 21426894 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is usually followed by mild renal involvement, but heavy proteinuria may also occur. Limited experience with cyclosporin A in children shows reduction of proteinuria. In this report, the use of cyclosporin A in 5 adult HSP patients with nephrotic-range proteinuria is described. Cyclosporin A in combination with prednisolone was given in 3 patients with HSP nephritis and nephrotic syndrome after a course of other immunosuppressive drugs and in 2 patients as initial treatment. All patients showed complete or partial remission of nephrotic syndrome with cyclosporin A and preserved stable renal function over a follow-up period of 5 years. We conclude that the combination of cyclosporin A with corticosteroids is effective in inducing remission of nephrotic syndrome in adult patients with HSP nephritis. |
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P Kalliakmani; E Benou; D S Goumenos |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical nephrology Volume: 75 ISSN: 0301-0430 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Nephrol. Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-03-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0364441 Medline TA: Clin Nephrol Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 380-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Internal Medicine-Nephrology, University Hospital, Patras, Greece. |
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