Japanese journal of pediatric nephrology
Online ISSN : 1881-3933
Print ISSN : 0915-2245
ISSN-L : 0915-2245
Case Report
14 year-old female with lupus nephritis, thinking about treatments from this case
Mamiko ShimizuToshiyuki OhnoHidenori TanakaDaisuke KatouNaoyuki Iwata
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2005 Volume 18 Issue 2 Pages 127-130

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We reported a 14 year old female patient with SLE. We diagnosed ISN/RPS 2003 classification of lupus nephritis class IV-S(A) by renal biopsy. And then we treated her by two intravenous methylprednisolone pulses therapy followed by 20 mg per day oral prednisone, and six monthly pulses of cyclophosphamido therapy. After six month treatments, her laboratory data were improving. But she had some side-effects, moon face and hairiness, by corticosteroid and she was depressed. To our knowledge, we need to do follow-up treatment chronic disease patient at puberty with psychosomatic counseling.
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© 2005 The Japanese Society for Pediatric Nephrology
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