MON-028 PATHOLOGICALLY PROVEN COMPLETE CURE OF IDIOPATHIC MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS BY METHYLPREDNISOLONE PULSE THERAPY

'Pulse' methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide therapy in idiopathic rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.

The clinical report of a 31-year-old man who developed acute renal failure due to idiopathic rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is presented. Intravenous pulse methylprednisolone therapy in combination with cyclophosphamide resulted in marked improvement in renal function. The literature dealing with pulse therapy is reviewed.

Complete remission in idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis.

Methylprednisolone pulse therapy in two clinical types of crescentic glomerulonephritis.

To clarify the effectiveness of methylprednisolone pulse therapy on crescentic glomerulonephritis (CresGN), data of 46 patients was retrospectively studied. According to the slope of reciprocals of serum creatinine (s-Cr) the patients were divided into acute and insidious types, and each type was further divided into pulse (P) and conventional (C) therapy groups. In group C, s-Cr improved more ...

Idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis: aspects of geographical differences.

Clinicopathological studies of 89 cases of idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis was carried out to investigate the clinical and histopathological characteristics of the disease. The results were compared with those of previous published reports to observe whether any difference between Japanese and caucasian patients exists. There were no obvious differences as to main clinical features, al...

Pulmonary Embolism Revealing Idiopathic Membranous Glomerulonephritis

We describe a case of a 55-year-old man who presented with pulmonary embolism and who was found to have nephrotic syndrome due to idiopathic membranous nephropathy. There are no other signs of nephrotic syndrome such as edema.