Abstract
We report the first case of coexistent cholesterol emboli and minimal-change disease in an elderly individual with acute renal failure and the nephrotic syndrome. Renal insufficiency and heavy proteinuria improved rapidly with oral steroids.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 125-128 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical Nephrology |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Acute Kidney Injury/drug therapy
- Aged
- Biopsy, Needle
- Embolism, Cholesterol/complications
- Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use
- Humans
- Kidney Glomerulus/pathology
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron
- Nephrosis, Lipoid/complications
- Prednisone/therapeutic use