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Nephrotic syndrome preceding psoriasis in children.

Bagga A, Menon S, Hari P, Mantan M, Dinda A

Division of Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. arvindbagga@hotmail.com

Nephrotic syndrome is considered to be a late complication of psoriasis, reported usually in adults and characterized by IgA nephropathy or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. We report on four children in whom steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome either preceded (n = 3), by 41-120 months, or occurred simultaneously (n = 1) with psoriasis; renal histology showed minimal change disease. Therapy with corticosteroids and cyclosporine resulted in remission of renal and cutaneous symptoms. Minimal change nephrotic syndrome and psoriasis might share similar mechanisms of pathogenesis involving cell-mediated immunity.

Published 4 July 2007 in Pediatr Nephrol, 22(9): 1373-6.
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