Primary nephrotic syndrome in Arab children.
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Primary nephrotic syndrome in Arab children.
We studied 134 Arab children with primary nephrotic syndrome. The annual incidence was 11.6/100 000 children and the ratio of boys to girls was 1.3:1. Ninety eight per cent were responsive to steroids and the mean age of the children at diagnosis was 5.7 years. On follow up (mean 29.8 months, range 1 month to 11 years) 46% had a frequently relapsing course. Renal biopsy, done in 17 patients wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.59.3.253