The treatment of steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome
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Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome in Children
Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) is one of the most frequent glomerular diseases seen in children. Children who go into complete remissin following treatment with corticosteroids are classified as having “steroid sensitive” NS. In developed countries over 80% of children with idiopathic NS have steroid sensitive disease although response to steroids is somewhat tempered in developing countries, especial...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2386-110X,1391-5452
DOI: 10.4038/sljch.v31i1.800