[The nephrotic syndrome in elderly patients].
The most frequent cause of development of the nephrotic syndrome in the elderly is secondary amyloidosis of the kidneys (71%). Most patients showed an association of the nephrotic syndrome with arterial hypertension (74%) and renal failure (59%). As compared with a control group of patients under 40, the elderly revealed concomitant diseases, greater severity and frequency of vascular and interstitial changes during morphological examination.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
Nefroticheskiĭ sindrom u bol'nykh pozhilogo vozrasta.