title: Nephrotic syndrome in the elderly.
abstract: Study of hospital activity analysis data over a ten-year period in a district general hospital show that nephrotic syndrome is uncommon in the elderly. The spectrum of histology, however, is no different from the younger adults. The other interesting findings were: diabetic elderly with nephrotic syndrome may have minimal change, therefore should have renal biopsy; and occurrence of sero-negative lupus nephritis in a 90-year-old male and a focal glomerulo-nephritis in a 75-year-old female.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012709:Serum Albumin
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D012709:Serum Albumin