Hypocomplementemia (C3) as an Independent Predictor for Children with Acute Post-streptococcal Glomerulonephritis: A Long-Term Observation
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posted on 2023-08-30, 18:05 authored by Kyoung Hee Han, Keum Hwa Lee, Se Jin Park, Rita Yu, Seong Heon Kim, I Re Lee, Song Yi Han, Hyon Suk Kim, Andreas Kronbichler, Han Li, Ai Koyanagi, Louis Jacob, Jae Il Shin, Ji Hong Kim, Lee SmithOBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the altering patterns in clinical characteristics and severity of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) in children.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: We analyzed the medical records of 119 children who were diagnosed with APSGN from 1987 to 2018, retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups: Group I (n=72, before 1998) and Group II (n=47, after 1998). Clinical, radiologic, and laboratory findings were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS: The clinical manifestations, including vomiting (20.8% vs. 4.3%, p=0.014), oliguria (40.3% vs. 19.1%, p=0.016), and generalized edema (86.1% vs. 63.8%, p=0.005), were statistically less frequent since 1998. Pulmonary edema on chest X-ray (22.7% vs. 4.4%, p=0.014) was less frequent in Group II than in Group I. The level of BUN (23.3±19.3 vs. 18.8±11.2, p=0.009) was lower in Group II than in Group I, while that of creatinine was not significantly different between the two groups. C3 level was an independent factor for predicting the development of edema (odds ratio [OR]: 1.034, 95% CI: 1.010-1.060, p=0.006) and acute nephritic symptoms (≥2) (OR: 0.974, 95% CI: 0.952-0996, p=0.020). It was also negatively correlated with an increasing number of acute nephritic symptoms, including oliguria and edema, in patients with APSGN (R=−0.182, p=0.048).
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that APSGN had favorable clinical manifestations and severity over the past 30 years. The monitoring of C3 levels can be used to assess the disease severity and risk of complications, including edema and oliguria, which are decreasing in South Korean children.
History
Refereed
- Yes
Volume
25Issue number
18Page range
5674-5683Publication title
European Review for Medical and Pharmacological SciencesISSN
2284-0729External DOI
Publisher
Verduci EditoreFile version
- Accepted version
Language
- eng