Primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS) in children in Hai Phong Pediatric Hospital

ABSTRACT

According to the study on 507 children with PNS have been treated within the past 10 years (1990-1999), PNS is mainly seen at school age. Number of boys suffered from this is 2.5 times higher than that of girls. All of patients are suffered from oedema, mostly simple oedema (91.9%), and complex oedema (8.09%). Proteinuria is increased very highly serum protein and albumin levels is strongly decreased, serum cholesterol levels is increased very highly; serum urea and creatinine levels is within normal limit, serum natri, kali, calcium levels are decreased, serum chlorine levels is within normal limit. Blood formula amount of leukocyte is increased, both neutrophile and lymphocyte. Hemoglobin is decreased; the speed of blood concentration is increased very highly. Treatment most patients were responded to steroid. Ratio of complete remission is 77.93%, partial remission is 9.57% and 12.5% failed to respond.