Marcadores biológicos para necrose tubular aguda em pacientes com doença glomerular / Biological markers for acute tubular necrosis in patients with glomerular disease

INTRODUCTION: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients with nephrotic syndrome (NS), and it is reported in 34% of adults with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Emergence of AKI in the course of nephrotic syndrome requires a prompt differential diagnosis between acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and proliferative glomerular lesions leading to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. Although clinical and conventional laboratory clues can be decisive in many cases, sometimes such distinctions rely on renal biopsy, which is an invasive procedure and is not available in many centers. Several new biomarkers have emerged, increasing the perspective on early diagnosis and the prognostic prediction of AKI. OBJECTIVES: In this work, we studied the use of tests based on the urinary concentrations of kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1)...

INTRODUÇÃO: A lesão renal aguda (LRA) é uma complicação frequente em pacientes com glomerulopatias, acomentendo até 34% dos adultos com síndrome nefrótica (SNO) idiopática. O diagnóstico diferencial de necrose tubular aguda (NTA) de glomeulonefrite proliferativa ou crescêntica em pacientes com SNO e LRA é fundamental, visto que a NTA pode mimetizar quadro de glomerulonefrite rapidamente progressiva. Dados clínicos e laboratoriais podem ser úteis no diagnóstico diferencial da LRA na SNO, entretanto a distinção entre NTA e glomerulonefrite proliferativa ou crescêntica é feito pela biópsia renal, procedimento invasivo e que não está disponível amplamente. Novos biomarcadores para diagnóstico precoce e preditores diagnósticos na LRA têm sido identificados. OBJETIVOS: Neste trabalho nós avaliamos o uso de testes baseados nas concentrações urinárias de kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1)...

Pattern of acute renal failure at a referral hospital.

Fifty two children (upto 12 years age) with acute renal failure (ARF) admitted to the Nephrology services between January, 1989 to August, 1992 were studied to determine the cause and outcome. Of these, 39 were boys and 13 girls; 27 (51.9%) patients were below 4 years of age. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) was the commonest cause of ARF (30.8%) followed by acute tubular necrosis (ATN) in 28.84% and acute glomerulonephritis in 19.23%. All patients had severe renal involvement with anuria in 53.6% and oliguria in 46.4% at presentation. HUS was the leading cause of anuria (53.6%), followed by obstructive uropathy (21.4%). Thirty five patients required dialytic support for a median duration of 18 days (2-90 days). The mortality was 34.6%. Seven patients of HUS, 4 patients of ARF following surgery, 3 patients each of ATN and glomerulonephritis and one patient of obstructive uropathy died. Anuria at onset, central nervous system or respiratory complications and delay in institution of dialytic support were bad prognostic factors. We conclude that early referral and prompt institution of dialytic support may be helpful in decreasing the mortality.

Necrose tubular aguda associada a glomerulonefrite membranoproliferativa / Acute tubular necrosis associated with membrana proliferative glomerulonephritis

Descrevem-se dois casos de glomerulonefrite membranoproliferativa associada à necrose tubular aguda. Ambos os pacientes apresentaram evoluçäo clínica compatível com insuficiência renal aguda secundária à necrose tubular. Säo levantadas duas hipóteses para explicar a lesäo tubular aguda: a) agressäo imunológica via deposiçäo de imunocomplexo a nível tubular e ativaçäo do sistema complemento; b) anóxia tubular conseqüente ao processo inflamatório do capilar glomerular