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Aetiology of nephrotic syndrome in adults

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A study of 500 cases of nephrotic syndrome in adults presenting to a London teaching hospital between 1963 and 1970 produced the following frequencies for the different aetiologies:

Aetology

Frequency (%)

minimal change glomerulonephritis

22.0

membranous glomerulonephritis

19.7

other proliferative glomerulonephritis

16.0

focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

11.8

systemic lupus erythematosus

10.8

membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

9.8

amyloidosis

5.9

diabetes mellitus

1.6

 

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