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In order to characterize the clinical features in poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN) in relation to the range of proteinuria, 27 patients with PSGN were divided into 3 groups according to the amount of urinary protein excretion; Group I: with proteinuria over 3.5 g/day (n=8), Group II: with proteinuria between 1.0 and 3.4 g/day (n=9) and Group III: with proteinuria less than 1.0 g/day (n=10). Bed-rest was ordered until proteinuria decreased to less than 1.0 g/day. The serum creatinine levels in Group I were significantly higher than in Group III both on adminission and at discharge, although the duration of hospitalization was longer in the former than in the latter group. Furthermore, the durations of proteinuria and hypocomplementaemia were longer in the former than in the latter. In addition, the former showed a higher systolic blood pressure and a greater expanded extracellular fluid volume expressed as body weight change during hospitalization. However, none of the patients in this study demonstrated any persistent proteinuria or renal function impairment. In conclusion, bed-rest in the acute phase of PSGN might improve the short-term prognosis of PSGN.
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Washio, M., Katafuchi, R., Oh, T. et al. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis with the nephrotic range of proteinuria. International Urology and Nephrology 27, 457–464 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550084
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