title: IgE mediated hypersensitivity in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: Sixty children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (NS) and 30 unselected controls were studied for IgE mediated hypersensitivity by skin-test, total serum IgE and specific IgE antibodies to various allergens. In 42 patients the NS was steroid-responsive and associated with minimal glomerular changes (MC); in 18 patients it was steroid-resistant and associated with focal-segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSS). A history of allergy was found in 17% of MC, 6% of FSS and 10% of control children. Neither serum IgE concentration nor the incidence of allergen specific IgE antibodies were significantly different between the 3 groups. In the presence of steroid-dependency the prevalence of atopy appeared to be higher. However, our data do not support the hypothesis that for the pathogenesis of NS IgE mediated hypersensitivity plays a general role.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E