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Article: Clinical features and treatment outcome of idiopathic membranous nephropathy in Chinese patients

TitleClinical features and treatment outcome of idiopathic membranous nephropathy in Chinese patients
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Issue Date1999
PublisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/
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Qjm - Monthly Journal Of The Association Of Physicians, 1999, v. 92 n. 7, p. 401-406 How to Cite?
AbstractWe retrospectively studied the clinical course and treatment outcome of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) amongst 38 Chinese patients (25 male, 13 female, age 51.6 ± 14.6 years, follow-up duration 58.2 ± 51.1 months) who presented over a 10-year review period. Eight never received any form of specific treatment (group I), seven received oral corticosteroid alone for 6-9 months (group II), 17 were given corticosteroid plus cyclophosphamide for 6-12 months (group III), and six were treated with methylprednisolone alternating with chlorambucil every other month for 6 months (group IV). No untoward effect from drugs sufficient to alter the dosage used was recorded. After 6 months of treatment, over 50% of patients went into remission: a significant reduction in proteinuria (p = 0.01, 0.01, 0.02) with a corresponding rise in serum albumin levels (p = 0.01, 0.01, 0.04) was observed in groups II, III, and IV, respectively, but not in group I. During follow-up, one patient in each of groups I, III, IV, and two of group II developed renal function deterioration, which correlated with an abnormal presenting serum creatinine. In six group I and eight group III patients who have been followed for at least 5 years, there was progressive reduction in proteinuria in group III (p < 0.05), but not in group I: serum creatinine has remained unchanged in both groups. IMN runs a benign course in Chinese patients in Hong Kong, with 2.6% of patients going into end-stage renal failure during the study period. Contrary to reports in Caucasians, there is similar treatment response to steroid alone or a combination of steroid and cytotoxic agents.
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dc.contributor.authorTang, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, TMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, IKPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, KNen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:43:57Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:43:57Z-
dc.date.issued1999en_HK
dc.identifier.citationQjm - Monthly Journal Of The Association Of Physicians, 1999, v. 92 n. 7, p. 401-406en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0033-5622en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/78535-
dc.description.abstractWe retrospectively studied the clinical course and treatment outcome of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) amongst 38 Chinese patients (25 male, 13 female, age 51.6 ± 14.6 years, follow-up duration 58.2 ± 51.1 months) who presented over a 10-year review period. Eight never received any form of specific treatment (group I), seven received oral corticosteroid alone for 6-9 months (group II), 17 were given corticosteroid plus cyclophosphamide for 6-12 months (group III), and six were treated with methylprednisolone alternating with chlorambucil every other month for 6 months (group IV). No untoward effect from drugs sufficient to alter the dosage used was recorded. After 6 months of treatment, over 50% of patients went into remission: a significant reduction in proteinuria (p = 0.01, 0.01, 0.02) with a corresponding rise in serum albumin levels (p = 0.01, 0.01, 0.04) was observed in groups II, III, and IV, respectively, but not in group I. During follow-up, one patient in each of groups I, III, IV, and two of group II developed renal function deterioration, which correlated with an abnormal presenting serum creatinine. In six group I and eight group III patients who have been followed for at least 5 years, there was progressive reduction in proteinuria in group III (p < 0.05), but not in group I: serum creatinine has remained unchanged in both groups. IMN runs a benign course in Chinese patients in Hong Kong, with 2.6% of patients going into end-stage renal failure during the study period. Contrary to reports in Caucasians, there is similar treatment response to steroid alone or a combination of steroid and cytotoxic agents.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofQJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physiciansen_HK
dc.rightsQ J M. Copyright © Oxford University Press.en_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshAntihypertensive Agents - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshChlorambucil - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshCreatinine - blooden_HK
dc.subject.meshCyclophosphamide - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshDrug Therapy, Combinationen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshGlomerulonephritis, Membranous - drug therapy - ethnology - metabolismen_HK
dc.subject.meshGlucocorticoids - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - ethnologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshImmunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshPrednisolone - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshProteinuria - metabolismen_HK
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshSerum Albumin - analysisen_HK
dc.titleClinical features and treatment outcome of idiopathic membranous nephropathy in Chinese patientsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=1460-2725&volume=92&spage=401&epage=406&date=1999&atitle=Clinical+features+and+treatment+outcome+of+idiopathic+membranous+nephropathy+in+Chinese+patientsen_HK
dc.identifier.emailTang, S: scwtang@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, TM: dtmchan@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLai, KN: knlai@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/qjmed/92.7.401-
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dc.identifier.volume92en_HK
dc.identifier.issue7en_HK
dc.identifier.spage401en_HK
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