| Clinical Analysis of Mesangial IgM Nephropathy in Childhood. |
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Joo Hong Cha, Byoung Soo Cho, Chang Il Ahn |
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Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University |
| 소아 Mesangial IgM Nephropathy 의 임상적 고찰 |
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차주홍, 조병수, 안창일 |
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경희대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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In order to clarify mesangial IgM nephropathy in childhood the author performed this study, for which 12 cases of mesangial IgM nephropathy demonstrated by Immunofluorescent technique were analyzed.
The immunoglobulin deposited predominantly in mesangium was IgM, but also C3 deposited on most occasions.
It was demonstrated that this groups of the patients with mesangial IgM nephropathy showed very similar picture as the patients with minimal change nephrotic syndrome in terms of the clinical features, the laboratory
findings and the results of prednisone treatment response. It willl be necessary to study further in order that whether mesangial IgM nephropathy is indeed a separate disease entity or not.
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| Key Words:
Mesangial IgM nephropathy. |
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