Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Children with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome and its Correlation with Serum Albumin

Background: The erythrocyte sedimentation rate is a simple, inexpensive screening test. Elevation of ESR in various forms of renal disease is a widely known clinical observation. In nephrotic syndrome patients elevation of ESR occurs due to increased fibrinogen level. Methods: The aim of this cross sectional comparative study was to estimate ESR of nephrotic syndrome and to assess the relationship of it with serum albumin level and was conducted in Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Comilla Medical College Hospital from January 2013 to December 2013. A total of 60 cases and 60 controls were included in this study. ESR was measured by using the Westergren method. Serum albumin was measured by enzymatic colorimetric method. The relationship between ESR and serum albumin was measured by Pearson’s correlation.

[1]  A. Barakat.  Pediatric nephrology. , 2013, Pediatric annals.

[2]  J. Davin,et al.  Nephrotic Syndrome in Children: From Bench to Treatment , 2011, International journal of nephrology.

[3]  A. Eddy,et al.  Nephrotic syndrome in childhood , 2003, The Lancet.

[4]  A. Bagga,et al.  Association of parvovirus B19 infection with idiopathic collapsing glomerulopathy. , 2001, Kidney international.

[5]  B. Warshaw.  Nephrotic syndrome in children. , 1994, Pediatric annals.

[6]  S. Eustace,et al.  Eythrocyte sedimentation in nephrotic syndrome , 1988, Irish journal of medical science.

[7]  H. Meiselman,et al.  Red blood cell aggregation in nephrotic syndrome. , 1983, Kidney international.

[8]  R. Anand,et al.  Nephrotic syndrome in indian children. , 1975, Archives of disease in childhood.

[9]  M. Soots,et al.  Significance of extreme elevation of erythrocyte sedimentation rate. , 1970, Applied therapeutics.

[10]  E. Glasgow,et al.  Clinicopathological study of nephrotic syndrome in childhood. , 1970, Lancet.

[11]  J. Churg,et al.  Pathology of the nephrotic syndrome in children: a report for the International Study of Kidney Disease in Children. , 1970, Lancet.

[12]  P Vivien,et al.  [The nephrotic syndrome]. , 1965, Le Progres medical.

[13]  P. Maslak.  Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate. , 2005, British medical journal.