A Clinicopathological Study of the Nephrotic Syndrome
Authors: ROBERT R. BURCH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 January 1962A Clinicopathological Study of the Nephrotic SyndromeROBERT R. BURCH, M.D., MAURICE A. PEARL, M.D., WILLIAM H. STERNBERG, M.D.ROBERT R. BURCH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MAURICE A. PEARL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM H. STERNBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-1-54 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe nephrotic syndrome is a disorder of diverse causes which occurs as a primary or secondary form of renal disease and exhibits variable pathologic features (1-8). Its etiologic and pathologic variations pose many problems of diagnosis and therapy. However, a pathologic diagnosis can now be made by a percutaneous renal biopsy. Such biopsies have revealed the broad spectrum of histopathologic changes found in the group of diseases responsible for the nephrotic syndrome (5-14). The multiple glomerular changes revealed by renal biopsies may help to explain the marked variation in the clinical course, as well as unpredictable and variable responses to...References1. ADAMS DA: The pathophysiology of the nephrotic syndrome. Arch. Intern. Med. 106: 117, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. ALLEN AC: The clinicopathologic meaning of the nephrotic syndrome. Amer. J. Med. 18: 227, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. MERRILL AJ: The nephrotic syndrome. Amer. Heart J. 53: 305, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. DEROW HA: Medical progress: the nephrotic syndrome. New Engl. J. Med. 258: 77, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. KARKPIRANIPOLLAKMUEHRCKEBLAINEY RMCLVERCJD: The nephrotic syndrome in adults: a common disorder with many causes. Ann. Intern. Med. 49: 751, 1958. LinkGoogle Scholar6. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans, LouisianaFrom the Renal Clinic, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, the Department of Pathology, Tulane University, and the Charity Hospital of Louisiana.This study was supported in part by a National Heart Institute Traineeship.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Robert R. Burch, M.D., 4322 Magnolia Street, New Orleans 15, Louisiana. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySpecific Forms o fNephrotic Syndrome in ChildhoodNephrotic syndrome in SingaporeFeinstrukturelle Aspekte der membran�sen Glomerulonephritis bei nephrotischem SyndromFeinstrukturelle Aspekte der menschlichen GlomerulonephritisNatural History of Lipoid Nephrosis and of Membranous GlomerulonephritisVICTOR E. POLLAK, M.D., F.R.C.P.(EDIN.), SEYMOUR ROSEN, M.D., CONRAD L. PIRANI, M.D., ROBERT C. MUEHRCKE, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT M. 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DAUGHERTY, M.D., F.A.C.P.RESTORATION OF DIURETIC RESPONSE WITH TRIAMCINOLONE IN REFRACTORY CARDIAC EDEMA 1 January 1962Volume 56, Issue 1Page: 54-67KeywordsBiopsyEdemaGlomerulonephritisHeartHospital medicineHypertensionLongitudinal studiesProteinuriaRenal diseasesSteroid therapy Issue Published: 1 January 1962 PDF DownloadLoading ...