Idiopathic Proteinuria
Authors: ROSCOE R. ROBINSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1969)

Editorial1 November 1969Idiopathic ProteinuriaROSCOE R. ROBINSON, M.D.ROSCOE R. ROBINSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-71-5-1019 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe detection of proteinuria on the routine examination of apparently healthy individuals is often surrounded by diagnostic uncertainty. Its cause and clinical significance is particularly obscure when it occurs in the absence of the nephrotic syndrome or a systemic disease such as diabetes mellitus or hypertension, impaired renal function, an abnormal urine sediment, anatomic alteration on excretory urography, or a past history of renal disease. On the one hand, it is well known thattransientproteinuria can and does occur in the absence of underlying renal disease—most evidently in association with such benign events as exercise, the maintenance of exaggerated...References1. ANTOINESYMVOULIDISDE MONTERA BAH: Signification d'une proteinurie permanente et isolée. Vie Méd. 47: 1241, 1966. Google Scholar2. ANTOINESYMVOULIDISDARDENNEDE MONTERABACH BAMHJ: L'état de proteinurie permanente isolée. II. Stabilité evolutive. Presse Méd. 77: 51, 1969. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. MUTH RG: Asymptomatic mild intermittent proteinuria: a percutaneous renal biopsy study. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 115: 569, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KING SE: Albuminuria in renal diseases. II. Preliminary observation on the clinical course of patients with orthostatic proteinuria. New York J. Med. 59: 825, 1959. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. ROBINSONGLOVERPHILLIPPILECOCQLANGELIER RRSNPJFRPR: Fixed and reproducible orthostatic proteinuria. I. Light microscopic studies of the kidney. Amer. J. Path. 39: 291, 1961. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. RUCKLEYMACDONALDMACLEANROBSON VAMKPRJS: Glomerular ultrastructure and function in postural proteinuria. Nephron 3: 153, 1966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. ROBINSONASHWORTHGLOVERPHILLIPPILECOCQLANGELIER RRCTSNPJFRPR: Fixed and reproducible orthostatic proteinuria. II. Electron microscopic study of renal biopsy specimens from five cases. Amer. J. Path. 39: 405, 1961. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. POLLAKPIRANIMUEHRCKEKARK VECLRCRM: Asymptomatic persistent proteinuria: studies by renal biopsies. Guy Hosp. Rep. 107: 353, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. PHILLIPPIREYNOLDSYAMAUCHIBEERING PJJHSC: Persistent proteinuria in asymptomatic individuals: renal biopsy studies on 50 patients. Milit. Med. 131: 1311, 1966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. MOREL-MAROGERLEROUX-ROBERTRICHET LCG: Renal histology in 30 cases of isolated proteinuria. Frequency of hyaline and fibrinoid deposits in renal arterioles. Israel J. Med. Sci. 3: 98, 1967. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. LECOCQMCPHAULROBINSON FRJJRR: Fixed and reproducible orthostatic proteinuria. V. Results of a 5-year follow-up evaluation. Ann. Intern. Med. 64: 557, 1966. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Medicine Duke University Medical Center Durham, N. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByThe Teenager With Asymptomatic Proteinuria: Think Orthostatic FirstNormal and abnormal aspects of proteinuriaThe Classification and Definition of the Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Proposals Submitted to the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in PregnancyGlomerulonephropathesProteinuria in the AthleteAsymptomatic proteinuriaAsymptomatic hematuria and proteinuria in children: Causes and appropriate diagnostic studiesProteinuria and hematuria in schoolchildren: Epidemiology and early natural historyGlomerulonephritisProteinuriaPediatric renal diseaseFixed and Reproducible Orthostatic Proteinuria VI. Results of a 10-Year Follow-up EvaluationALFRED L. THOMPSON, R. ROBERT DURRETT, ROSCOE R. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 November 1969Volume 71, Issue 5_Part_1Page: 1019-1022KeywordsDiabetes mellitusExerciseHypertensionProteinuriaPyelographyRenal diseasesSystemic diseasesUrine Issue Published: 1 November 1969 PDF DownloadLoading ...