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1: Nefrologia. 2004;24(2):183-7.Links

[Minimal changes nephrotic syndrome associated to penicillamine treatment]

[Article in Spanish]

Basterrechea MA, de Arriba G, García-Martín F, Sánchez-Heras M, Giménez-Vega E, Sánchez J.

Sección de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Alcalá.

We describe three patients with minimal change nephrotic syndrome associated with penicillamine treatment. Two patients had systemic sclerosis and one had rheumatoid arthritis. Cumulative dose of D-penicillamine was similar in all cases, and nephrotic syndrome appeared after 15-33 months of treatment. The drug was stopped and nephrotic syndrome disappeared in 2-4 months, suggesting a possible causal relationship between penicillamine and minimal change disease.

PMID: 15219094 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]