Nine years old child with nephrotic syndrome: a case of biopsy proven lupus nephritis in tertiary level medical college hospital in Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Mahmud Javed Hasan Associate professor and Head, Department of Nephrology, Community Based Medical College Bangladesh
  • Nitai Chandra Ray Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Community Based Medical College Bangladesh
  • ASM Ruhul Quddus Professor (C.C), Department of Pediatrics, Community Based Medical College, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/cbmj.v7i1.54804

Keywords:

Nephrotic syndrome, Lupus nephritis, Systemic lupus erythermatosus

Abstract

We observed a case of a 9 years old female patient who presented with nephrotic syndrome and impaired renal function diagnosed to have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Lupus nephritis (LN) is a common major organ manifestation of SLE and causes significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Thus, all patients with SLE should be regularly screened for LN. This patient presented with nephrotic syndrome, pleural effusion and pericardial effusion which depicts the multisystem effects of SLE. This patient was treated with Oral Mycophenolate Mofetilin combination with steroid as induction therapy and attained remission after a month of treatment. Systemic lupus erythematosus should be considered in patients with nephrotic syndrome and these patients should have renal biopsy to determine renal involvement.

CBMJ 2018 January: Vol. 07 No. 01 P: 40-44

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Published

2018-02-12

How to Cite

Hasan, M. J. ., Ray, N. C. ., & Quddus, A. R. . (2018). Nine years old child with nephrotic syndrome: a case of biopsy proven lupus nephritis in tertiary level medical college hospital in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Community Based Medical Journal, 7(1), 40–44. https://doi.org/10.3329/cbmj.v7i1.54804

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2018)

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Case Reports

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