Compare of curative effect on creasentic lupus nephritis by two drug treatment / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the effect relapse rate and outconles between pulse intravenous cyclophosphamide(CTX)and mycophenolate mofeti(MMF)in the induction therapy of crescentic lupus nephritis(CLN)in children.Methods A retrspective comparative analysis in the general situation,clinical performance,patholoped features,ease of treatment,recurrence rate,the indicence of side effects and prognosis was done between the treatment group(n=10)and the control group(n=10).Results The results in the general situation,and clinical manifestations of lupus activity index,the pathological damage had no significant difference between the treatment group and the control group for 12 months,remission rates were 60% and 70% in the treatment group complete remission rate (50%)was significantly higher(30%),the recurrence rate(10%)was significantly lower than the control group (30%).2 cases of the control group(20%)died;without treatment group died.The side effect of infection was more significant in the CTX group.Conclusion Higher complete remission rates and less infection complications were observed in crescentic lupus nephritis patients who received MMF induction regime than in patients who received intravenous pulse(CTX)regime.