[Treatment of glomerulonephritis]

The therapeutic effect of the prednisone therapy, of the short-time (duration of treatment 2-4 months) and of the long-term (duration of treatment 1.5 to 2 years) imuran and prednisone therapy was investigated on 218 patients with chronic, functionally compensated glomerulonephritis. The importance of the urine symptomatology for the control of the therapeutic success and for the prognosis of the disease was elaborated. Corresponding to the clinical picture the experiment of a clinical classification of the chronic glomerulonephritis was performed.