Tonsillectomy plus steroid pulse therapy for pediatric IgA nephropathy
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Effect of tonsillectomy plus steroid pulse therapy on clinical remission of IgA nephropathy: a controlled study.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Few well-designed investigations have examined how tonsillectomy plus steroid pulse therapy affects IgA nephropathy. A prospective, controlled study therefore was performed to compare the effects of combined therapy with those of steroid pulse alone in patients with IgA nephropathy. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Fifty-five patients were followed up fo...
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BACKGROUND IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. Tonsillectomy plus steroid pulse therapy has been able to induce clinical remission in early-stage IgAN. However, its possible effect on systemic and local cytokines and tubular markers has not been fully investigated. METHODS We obtained serum and urine samples from 38 patients just before rena...
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OBJECTIVE Tonsillectomy and steroid-pulse (TSP) therapy have been proposed as a curative treatment for immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) in Japan. However, we sometimes encounter patients who reject steroid-pulse therapy because of concerns about the side effects of corticosteroids. Here, we examined the efficacy of TSP therapy and tonsillectomy alone for IgAN with urinary abnormalities. ME...
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OBJECTIVES To review pediatric cases of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in 6 patients who underwent tonsillectomy and had marked improvement of their renal symptoms and to review the appropriate indications for tonsillectomy for this disease. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Academic medical center. PATIENTS Six children (age range, 8-15 years) with renal biopsy-proved IgAN who were refer...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Shoni Jinzobyo Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0915-2245,1881-3933
DOI: 10.3165/jjpn.rv.2016.0005