Nephrotic syndrome in elderly patients: three years experience at Siriraj Hospital.

Background: The population age is being high and nephotic syndrome is a common renal disease.

Objective: To find the etiology and clinical manifestations of nephrotic syndrome in the elderly patients who underwent renal biopsy at Siriraj hospital including management and outcome.

Material And Method: Retrospective study in 76 nephrotic patients whose age > or =50 years and underwent renal biopsy between 2005-2007.