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Presents a study which examined by biopsy the renal histologic changes in patients with Sj oumi gren's syndrome. Review of related literature; Materials and methods; Results and discussion.

Presents a study which described the renal lesions occurring in adult patients in the population of the University of California Hospital and Clinics who presented with the nephrotic syndrome in a 10-year period. Definition of nephrotic syndrome; Association between cancer and nephrotic syndrome; Materials and methods used in the study.

Reviews the clinical and laboratory findings during the course of illness in patients with nephrotic syndrome. Extent of hypovolemic shock and hypotension; Rate of endogenous creatinine clearance; Blood volume measurements.

Reports on a case of a 35-year-old woman with the characteristic features of pure nephrosis. Medical history of the patient; Clinical manifestations of the disease; Methods of diagnosis and treatment.

Two patients presenting with nephrotic syndrome but without evidence of collagen vascular disease had organized glomerular immune deposits with a "fingerprint" pattern. This finding has been previously associated with lupus nephritis and, in our institution, has been seen in 6% of the biopsy specimens from patients with lupus nephritis. Clinical signs and symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus in these two patients did not develop until 2 and 5 years later, respectively. The cases of these patients suggest that glomerular deposits with a fingerprint pattern may be a specific marker for lupus erythematosus even when overt clinical features of this disease are lacking. Patients with this finding on renal biopsy should have an extended follow-up for possible development of lupus erythematosus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Editorial. Discusses the occurrence of renal lesions among patients with malignant neoplasms. Causes of renal lesions; Methods for characterizing renal lesions; Rate of cancer in patients with membranous glomerulopathy; Association nephrotic syndrome with Hodgkin's lymphoma.