The Retrospective Analysis of 84 Patients With Nephrotic Sydrome

The frequency of histologic types of glomerulonephritis vary depending on ethnicity and geographic location. Characteristics of 84 patients with nephrotic syndrome admitted to Dicle University Faculty of Medicine were retrospectively analysed. The mean age of 41 female and 43 male patients was 35.0 years. Forty-seven patients (78.3%) had primary glomerulonephritis and the remaining 13 patients (21.7%) had secondary glomerulonephritis. The basal mean values of patients with NS were as follows: serum creatinine 1.68 mg/dl, serum urea 64.5 mg/dl, renal protein loss 5.7 gr/day, and creatinine clearence 65 ml/min. MPGN and MGN were the most common GN types in biopsies performed with a NS indication. In our study, MPGN, a decreasing type in developed countries, and MGN, the most common type worldwide were at top. Although MPGN is decreasing in western countries it is still common in different regions of our country and is the most common GN type in our region.