[Urinary erythropoietin excretion: an unknown cause of anemia during nephrotic syndrome]

B Terrier; F Fakhouri; P Sultanik; R Delarue; A Hummel

doi:10.1016/j.revmed.2006.04.013

[Urinary erythropoietin excretion: an unknown cause of anemia during nephrotic syndrome]

Rev Med Interne. 2006 Aug;27(8):643-5. doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.04.013. Epub 2006 Jun 2.

[Article in French]

Authors

B Terrier¹, F Fakhouri, P Sultanik, R Delarue, A Hummel

Affiliation

¹ Service de néphrologie adultes, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 149-161, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.

PMID: 16876918
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.04.013

Abstract

Introduction: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is characterized by an excessive urinary protein excretion.

Case record: A woman, followed-up for NS, present progressive anemia, with no simple explanation. Plasma EPO is low with significant urinary EPO excretion. Treatment with EPO corrects hemoglobin level.

Conclusion: EPO deficiency due to excessive urinary excretion is an underestimated cause of anemia during NS.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Anemia / drug therapy
Anemia / etiology*
Erythropoietin / administration & dosage
Erythropoietin / therapeutic use*
Erythropoietin / urine*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Nephrotic Syndrome / complications*
Nephrotic Syndrome / diagnosis
Nephrotic Syndrome / urine
Recombinant Proteins
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Recombinant Proteins
Erythropoietin