All patients with chronic glomerulonephritis will require the use of corticosteroids do?

Domestic and foreign chronic glomerulonephritis whether glucocorticoid therapy is no unified view, generally do not advocate the use. Nephrotic syndrome, mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis, may respond well to the hormone, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, membranous nephropathy hormone may be effective. According to the pathological types such as renal function is normal or only mildly impaired renal volume of normal urine protein ≥ 2.0g/24h, if no contraindications may try glucocorticoid therapy. However, the efficacy and side effects should be closely observed, ineffective gradually removed.