Treatment Strategies for Childhood Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome
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Treatment of steroid-resistant pediatric nephrotic syndrome
Children who suffer from steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) require aggressive treatment to achieve remission. When intravenous high-dose methylprednisolone fails, calcineurin inhibitors, such as cyclosporine and tacrolimus, are used as the first line of treatment. A significant number of patients with SRNS progress to end-stage renal disease if remission is not achieved. For these chi...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2231-0614
DOI: 10.9734/bjmmr/2013/3264