[A course of chronic glomerulonephritis and constitutional features].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate correlations between the course of chronic glomerulonephritis (CG) and the patients' constitution.


METHODS
30 men and 33 women with chronic CG were divided into four groups: group 1--chronic latent GN, group 2--chronic nephrotic GN without renal failure, group 3--chronic mixed GN including rapidly progressive GN, group 4--chronic GN with renal failure. Constitution fell into 3 standard types of diathesis: dyscrasic (DD), arthritic (AD), psoric (PD).


RESULTS
Most of the patients with chronic GN exhibited prevalence of DD symptoms over AD and PD ones, especially in groups 3 and 4. In less favourable course of GN, DD signs appeared the first, became more and more pronounced while AD and PD were minimal. In a favourable course of GN symptoms of AD and PD were as pronounced as of DD or even more apparent.


CONCLUSIONS
Constitutional characteristics of the patients are essential for the course and prognosis of chronic GN as well as for assessment of GN progression pattern and response to treatment.
Kukhtevich
A V
AV
Kulikova
E V
EV
Zilov
V G
VG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index