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  • Pediatrics
  • Nephrology
  • Glomerular Diseases

Background:

  • Minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) is the leading glomerular disease in children.
  • Corticosteroids are effective initially, but frequent relapses increase morbidity.
  • Identifying relapse triggers is crucial for managing childhood nephrotic syndrome.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify risk factors associated with frequent relapses in childhood nephrotic syndrome.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive cross-sectional study involving 60 children with relapsed idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
  • Analysis of potential risk factors including age, sex, socioeconomic status, atopy, duration of initial steroid therapy, serum protein, serum albumin, and infection using Chi-square test.

Main Results:

  • Short initial corticosteroid therapy (<8 weeks) was significantly higher in frequent relapse cases (63% vs. 27.27%).
  • Frequent relapsers experienced shorter initial remission periods (<6 months) (p=0.04).
  • Lower mean serum albumin (1.0±0.66 vs. 2.66±1.6 gm/dl) and serum total protein (3.5±1.2 vs. 6.5±2.12 gm/dl) were observed in frequent relapsers (p<0.0001 for both).

Conclusions:

  • Short initial corticosteroid treatment duration is a risk factor for frequent relapses.
  • Brief initial remission periods correlate with increased relapse frequency.
  • Low serum total protein and decreased serum albumin levels are significant risk factors for frequent relapses in childhood nephrotic syndrome.