Japanese journal of pediatric nephrology
Online ISSN : 1881-3933
Print ISSN : 0915-2245
ISSN-L : 0915-2245
Original Article
Renal blood flow analysis on methylpredonisolone pulse therapy
—comparison between nephrotic syndrome patients and lupus nephritis patients—
Yuichirou TsujiYoshifusa AbeMasataka HisanoTakaaki TakayanagiHiroshi ChikaokaYoji IikuraTadasu Sakai
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2002 Volume 15 Issue 1 Pages 29-32

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Abstract
  Methylpredonisolone pulse therapy has been used widely on various diseases and pediatric kidney diseases. Renal blood flow analysis was done on 7 nephrotic patients and 3 lupus nephritis patients who were prescribed methylpredonisolone pulse therapy.
  On nephrotic patients, renal blood flow velocity was increased after methylpredonisolone pulse therapy. On the other hand, renal blood flow velocity was not changed remarkably on lupus nephritis patients. 14 year-old girl with lupus nephritis who had no response for methylpredonisolone pulse therapy, and renal blood flow velocity was decreased.
  This study shows that renal blood flow analysis is a useful examination for the efficacy of methylpredonisolone pulse therapy.
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© 2002 The Japanese Society for Pediatric Nephrology
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