title: Proteinuria and statural growth.
abstract: In order to assess the possible effects of proteinuria on statural growth, we studied 14 children with various glomerulopathies and proteinuria persistently above 30 mg/kg/day which were followed-up for 1.5-4.3 years. They had received only short-term steroid therapy or no steroids at all. During the follow-up, 3 patients lost 1-2.1 height standard deviation scores. These patients had proteinuria above 100 mg/kg/day with associated glycosuria, and they went into chronic renal failure. The other patients had minor variations of the growth curve. In our experience heavy proteinuria represents a risk factor for growth delay when it is associated with glycosuria and chronic renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, 1st Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Polito
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La Manna
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Toro
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors