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REVERSIBLE ACUTE RENAL FAILURE IN THE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME WITH MINIMAL GLOMERULAR PATHOLOGY
Author(s) -
Holdsworth D. R.,
Stephenson P.,
Dowling J. P.,
Atkins R. C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb114620.x
Subject(s) - nephrotic syndrome , medicine , proteinuria , glomerulonephritis , renal function , dialysis , complication , minimal change disease , urology , renal pathology , acute glomerulonephritis , gastroenterology , kidney , focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
A case of minimal change glomerulonephritis, associated with the nephrotic syndrome and prolonged acute renal failure requiring two months of dialysis, is reported. Complete recovery of renal function occurred, but proteinuria recurred, responding to a course of steroids. Normal renal function without proteinuria has been observed for two years subsequently. The full return of renal function without specific therapy demonstrates that spontaneous recovery is possible in this rare complication of minimal change glomerulonephritis.