[PDF] Top 20 Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in which urinary protein improved after surgical treatment for acromegaly: a case report

... normal range, and his thyroglobulin antibody and thyrotropin receptor antibody were negative. Other pituit- ary hormones, including luteinizing hormone, follicle- stimulating hormone, and adrenocorticotropic hormone, ... See full document

... first case, IgAN was diagnosed 5 years after the onset of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and 4 months prior to the end of treatment, at which time the patient was already in ...second ... See full document

... is treatment with high-dose pamidronate, a bisphosphonate used to treat osteolytic bone lesions and hypercalcemia of ...glomerulopathy after treatment of multiple myeloma or breast cancer with ... See full document

... as glomerulosclerosis associated with ...with acromegaly followed by ...occurred after dosage ...duced, which was finally maintained remission. The case suggests that GH hypersecretion ... See full document

... Several case reports have proposed an association be- tween calciphylaxis and POEMS syndrome [1,5,6], and calciphylaxis has been described in patients with FSGS ...and treatment of the underlying plasma ... See full document

... and urinary protein screening for early detection of hypertension and, as needed, aggressive administration of antihypertensive ...hypertension treatment, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and ... See full document

... Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) was first described in 1957 by Arnold ...manifestations. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis shares overlapping patterns of injury with ... See full document

... recent report showed that junctional adhesion molecule-A was highly expressed in DLBCL pa- tients with multiple extranodal lesions, and its overexpres- sion may trigger transforming growth factor- β /NODAL ... See full document

... patients, which lacked taurine altogether (Table 2) (P score = ...on urinary taurine levels was confirmed by PCA by restricting the spectral analysis just to the region of the 1 H NMR spec- tra that ... See full document

... extremities which showed leukocytoclastic vasculitis on ...extremities which responded to steroids, she remained asymptomatic for a couple of years prior to the current ... See full document

... mg/d, which was unrespon- sive to increasing prednisone ...by treatment with 80 U weekly (which is ongoing), along with MMF 1,000 mg twice daily ...months after starting Acthar ...respond ... See full document

... recurrence after kidney transplantation ...proteinuria after kidney transplantation in some patients with NPHS2 muta− tions has been observed by Bertelli et ... See full document

... and treatment related variables with progression to the composite and secondary study endpoints were analysed using unadjusted (univariate) Cox regression ... See full document

... febrile urinary tract infection at 2 years of age and underwent an antire fl ux operation at 4 years of age, which resolved his ves- icoureteral re fl ...school urinary screening pro- ...total ... See full document

... infections were ruled out and continued for 6 months , tapered and stopped within one month. If the patients did not respond to steroids at 6 months, they were started on one of the following second-line drugs that ... See full document

... of treatment [14]) and Phase II studies of adalimu- mab, additional investigation may be warranted to deter- mine if a subgroup of subjects with TNF associated disease can be identified who would benefit from ... See full document

... Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the second most common cause of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in childhood and often progresses to renal insufficiency.’ Although FSGS has be[r] ... See full document

... The edema should be managed by moderate salt restriction usually 1-2 gm /day and judicious use of diuretics. Complete resolution of edema is not only unattainable but also undesirable because of risk of volume depetion. ... See full document

... 0.1%, which we have previously used as a cut off for filtering poten- tially pathogenic alleles ...NUP93 protein, as are some of the previously reported patho- genic mutations in Braun, et ...defective ... See full document

... this case to induce the remission of proteinuria in a patient with a history of intermittent proteinuria and a confirmed diagnosis of FSGS treated with ACE inhibitor therapy, but who experienced worsening edema ... See full document