Korean J Med.
2003 Aug;65(2):251-255.
A case of minimal change nephrotic syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. sekim@mail.donga.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the overprocuctionofautoantibodiesandthedepositionofimmune complexes in various organs. Unusual case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with minimal change nephrotic syndrome(MCNS) is described. A 30-year-old woman who has been diagnosed as SLE and treated with prednisolone presented symptoms of nephrotic syndrome. Renal biopsy revealed minor glomerular abnormalities without deposition of immune complexes. The initial heavy proteinuria promptly decreased after the prednisolone dosage was increased and disappeared 10 weeks later. She developed proteinuria again 3 years after the initial episode. Repeated renal biopsy revealed membranous nephropathy. T-cell dysfunction, which is present both in SLE and MCNS, might have triggered MCNS during the course of SLE.
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