自然寛解した微小変化型ネフローゼ症候群の3例

Abstract

Spontaneous remission in three cases of minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) are reported. Two of these patients, 48-year-old and 37-year-old females, both of whom presented with nephrotic syndrome at first, had spontaneous remission 30 days and 32 days after the onset of disease, respectively. The remaining patient was a 23-year-old male, who had experienced frequent episodes of relapses and spontaneous remission since he was 6 years old. The present relapse also was followed by complete remission after several days without any treatment being given. These three cases showing spontaneous remission for a short term after onset are rare in MCNS ; the mechanism for such a change is unknown.