Table 1.

Endocrinological data

	On admission	After CR of NS	Normal range
PRA	≦0.1	0.8	0.3–2.9 μg/L/h
PAC	≦0.28	1.25	0.80–4.40 nmol/L
Plasma cortisol	295	NA	171–535 nmol/L
Urine cortisol	265	NA	31–222 nmol/day
Plasma ACTH	6.7	NA	1.2–13.9 pmol/L
Plasma 11-DOC	0.0048	NA	0.0024–0.0085 nmol/L

Urine cortisol was measured using 24-h collected urine. Blood sampling was performed early in the morning

PRA plasma renin activity, PAC plasma aldosterone concentration, ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone, 11-DOC 11-deoxycorticosterone, CR complete remission, NS nephrotic syndrome, NA not available, h hour