About Integrative Medicine in children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome in 27 cases.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 7 About Integrative Medicine in children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome in 27 cases [Keywords:] Traditional Chinese medicine therapy, children, steroid-dependent, primary nephrotic syndrome In recent years, the author of Integrative Medicine of children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome in 27 cases, satisfactory results are reported below. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 The diagnostic criteria [1] ① proteinuria (urinary protein 1 week 3 +++~++++, 24 h urine proteingt; = 50 mg / kg), ② hypoalbuminemia (albumin ≤ 30 g / L); ③ plasma cholesterol higher than 5.7 mmol / L, ④ varying degrees of edema. which ①, ② essential items. hormones is dependent on hormone-sensitive, but the reduction or withdrawal within 1 month of relapse, repeat 2 times or more. 1.2 General Information All cases were from pediatric hospital wards and specialist outpatient kidney disease 1 to 14-year-old children who met the diagnostic criteria. Randomly divided into 2 groups. In group A 27 patients, 19 males and 8 females, minimum age of 2 years, 6 months, maximum age 13 years 5 months, the average (7.34 + -2.97) years, mean disease duration (2.11 + -1.46) years. WM group 14 patients, 9 males and 5 females, minimum age of 3 years, 1 month, maximum age 14 years, the average (8.20 + -3.38) years, mean disease duration (2.47 + -1.92) years. In gender, age, clinical manifestations, course, etc. 2 were similar and comparable. 20 normal controls from the health examination of children. 1.3 Treatment 1.3.1 Western medicine group According to the 2000 Branch of Chinese Medical Sciences Nephrology moment group of children with glomerular disease, nephrotic syndrome, the clinical classification and treatment options [1], combined with prednisone in steroid-dependent case will be 1 ~ 1.5 mg / kg · d, the maximum dose of 60 mg / d, divided oral dose, urine protein negative conversion 2 weeks after the consolidation, generally 4 to 8 wee