title: Early versus late-onset idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
abstract: Glomerular diseases in children, although similar in histological appearance to those in adults, may have a better prognosis. There is much controversy regarding the prognostic factors in idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), especially the comparative prognosis of children and adults. A comparative analysis was carried out of 36 consecutive biopsy-proven cases of idiopathic FSGS presenting early in life ['early onset' as seen in children < or =12 years (group I)] and 36 cases presenting later ['late-onset' as seen in older children >12 years and adults (group II)]. Patients were compared for clinical, biochemical, and histopathological features, as well as disease outcome. A significantly higher prevalence of hypertension (P=0.002) and microscopic hematuria was seen in group II (P=0.02). There were no differences between the two groups in glomerular filtration rates corrected for body surface area at initial presentation (92+/-11 ml/min/1.73 m2 vs. 94+/-14 ml/min/1.73 m2). Patients with 'late-onset' FSGS had a significantly higher number of glomeruli with segmental sclerosis (P=0.007), more mesangial matrix expansion (P=0.009), greater mesangial cellularity (P=0.003), and significantly higher blood vessel involvement (P=0.03) than those with 'early onset' FSGS. There was a significantly higher response to steroids in group I (82.3%) than group II (36.4%) (P<0.02). At the end of the study period, 2 patients in group I and 11 in group II had developed persistent renal failure (P=0.01). Thus 'early onset' FSGS is more common in males, has significantly lower prevalence of hypertension and microscopic hematuria, with less-severe histopathological involvement, is more often steroid responsive, and has a better prognosis than 'late-onset' FSGS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elhence
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kher
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006417:Hematuria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007194:India; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids