heroin and Nephrotic-Syndrome

heroin has been researched along with Nephrotic-Syndrome* in 6 studies

Reviews

1 review(s) available for heroin and Nephrotic-Syndrome

Article	Year
[Adverse renal effects of legal and illicit drugs]. Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique, 2002, Volume: 59, Issue:3 The most important task of clinical and experimental nephrology is to identify risk factors for progression of renal failure with the ultimate goal to counteract the dramatic increase of patients reaching end-stage renal disease. Recently, cigarette smoking has been recognized to be one of the most important remediable renal risk factors. The adverse renal effects of smoking seem to be independent of the underlying renal disease and the current evidence suggests a near doubling of the rate of progression in smokers vs. non-smokers. Cessation of smoking slows the rate of progression. Besides smoking, alcohol abuse has also been implicated as a renal risk factor. The present article reviews the current knowledge about the adverse renal effects of these legal drugs. Furthermore, the acute and chronic renal complications due to illegal recreational drugs is discussed. The impact of these drugs on the risk to reach end-stage renal failure is difficult to assess, which is mainly due to the fact that it is difficult to perform controlled prospective studies in substance abusers. According to estimates, 5-6% of new patients starting end-stage renal disease therapy may have opiate-use-related renal diseases in the USA--a figure which documents the magnitude of the problem. Thus, in any case of unexplained renal functional impairment substance abuse should be considered by the physician. Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism; Amphetamines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Benzodiazepines; Cocaine; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Hallucinogens; Heroin; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Male; N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; Narcotics; Nephrotic Syndrome; Odds Ratio; Risk Factors; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Substance-Related Disorders; Temazepam	2002

Article

Year

[Adverse renal effects of legal and illicit drugs].

Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique, 2002, Volume: 59, Issue:3

The most important task of clinical and experimental nephrology is to identify risk factors for progression of renal failure with the ultimate goal to counteract the dramatic increase of patients reaching end-stage renal disease. Recently, cigarette smoking has been recognized to be one of the most important remediable renal risk factors. The adverse renal effects of smoking seem to be independent of the underlying renal disease and the current evidence suggests a near doubling of the rate of progression in smokers vs. non-smokers. Cessation of smoking slows the rate of progression. Besides smoking, alcohol abuse has also been implicated as a renal risk factor. The present article reviews the current knowledge about the adverse renal effects of these legal drugs. Furthermore, the acute and chronic renal complications due to illegal recreational drugs is discussed. The impact of these drugs on the risk to reach end-stage renal failure is difficult to assess, which is mainly due to the fact that it is difficult to perform controlled prospective studies in substance abusers. According to estimates, 5-6% of new patients starting end-stage renal disease therapy may have opiate-use-related renal diseases in the USA--a figure which documents the magnitude of the problem. Thus, in any case of unexplained renal functional impairment substance abuse should be considered by the physician.

Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism; Amphetamines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Benzodiazepines; Cocaine; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Hallucinogens; Heroin; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Male; N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; Narcotics; Nephrotic Syndrome; Odds Ratio; Risk Factors; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Substance-Related Disorders; Temazepam

2002

Other Studies

5 other study(ies) available for heroin and Nephrotic-Syndrome

Article	Year
Resolution of nephrotic syndrome secondary heroin-associated renal amyloidosis. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 1990, Volume: 5, Issue:2 Topics: Adult; Amyloidosis; Female; Heroin; Humans; Kidney Diseases; Nephrotic Syndrome; Remission, Spontaneous; Substance-Related Disorders	1990
[Renal lesions caused by opiates]. Giornale di clinica medica, 1982, Volume: 63, Issue:3 Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Kidney Diseases; Nephrotic Syndrome	1982
Adverse reactions to heroin use. Southern medical journal, 1974, Volume: 67, Issue:6 Topics: Abscess; Adolescent; Adult; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; Chromosomes; Endocarditis; Female; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Liver; Lung Diseases; Male; Methadone; Nephrotic Syndrome; Nervous System Diseases; Osteomyelitis	1974
Absence of morphine-binding activity in serum from heroin addicts. Clinical and experimental immunology, 1973, Volume: 13, Issue:4 Topics: Binding Sites, Antibody; Blood Proteins; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Morphine; Nephrotic Syndrome; Protein Binding; Substance-Related Disorders	1973
Nephrotic syndrome in heroin addicts. Lancet (London, England), 1972, Jan-01, Volume: 1, Issue:7740 Topics: Adult; Antistreptolysin; Blood Protein Electrophoresis; Complement System Proteins; Creatinine; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Glomerulonephritis; Hepatitis B virus; Heroin; Humans; Immune Sera; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Kidney; Latex Fixation Tests; Male; Microscopy, Electron; Nephrotic Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders; Urography	1972