Treatment of severe Henoch-Schonlein nephritis: justifying more immunosuppression

Altugan F. S., ÖZEN S., Aktay-Ayaz N., Gucer S., TOPALOĞLU R., DÜZOVA A., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.51, sa.6, ss.551-555, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.551-555
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Henoch-Schonlein purpura, nephritis, biopsy, immunosuppressive treatment, LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS, PURPURA NEPHRITIS, ANGIOTENSIN-II, CLASSIFICATION, CRITERIA
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The prognosis of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) nephritis is more severe than originally thought, with a significant portion progressing to deterioration of renal function in adulthood. Proteinuria adversely affects the outcome.