title: Minimal change nephrotic syndrome complicated with malignant ascites in a patient with type II diabetes.
abstract: A large number of renal biopsy studies have shown the concurrent presence of non-diabetic renal disease in diabetics. This report describes one such diabetic female patient with nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change glomerular disease who was successfully treated with prednisolone. Despite the remission of her nephrotic syndrome, she had gradual development of malignant ascites, which was finally interpreted to be linked to primary peritoneal carcinoma. It is necessary to bear in mind that malignancies may not only be the underlying etiology for paraneoplastic glomerular injuries, but also can be an independent pathogenic process, regardless of their nephrotic status during the overall management of the patients with ascites.
authors: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Japan.
authors: Taro
authors: T
authors: Sugase
authors: Tetsu
authors: T
authors: Akimoto
authors: Yoshitaka
authors: Y
authors: Iwazu
authors: Tomoyuki
authors: T
authors: Yamazaki
authors: Akihiko
authors: A
authors: Numata
authors: Fumi
authors: F
authors: Takemoto
authors: Shigeaki
authors: S
authors: Muto
authors: Eiji
authors: E
authors: Kusano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications*; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009402:Nephrosis, Lipoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen