Idiopathic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis treated with mycophenolate mofetil
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Treatment of idiopathic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with mycophenolate mofetil and steroids.
BACKGROUND Treatment of adults with idiopathic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IMPGN) is often unrewarding with approximately 60% of patients progressing to end-stage renal failure within 10 years. Although children with IMPGN may respond to steroid therapy, there is no significant benefit to treating adult IMPGN patients with immunosuppression. METHODS Outcome measures in five pati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1826