background: steroid dependent (sdns) and/or frequently relapsing idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (frins) is a therapeutic problem. this study was conducted to determine the effect of levamisole in children with steroid dependent and/or frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. methods: in this quasi-experimental study, 43 children aged 1-14 years with steroid dependent (23 cases) and/or frequently...

Polymyositis (PM) is a systemic disease of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathy group, clinically characterized by symmetric and proximal muscle weakness. There are reports in literature of PM associated with malignancies, autoimmune diseases, and viral infections. However, the association between PM and nephropathy is not common. We describe a case report of a patient with polymyositis who dev...

I n children, the most frequent glomerular disease is idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, which is defined by the combination of a nephrotic syndrome and nonspecific histologic abnormalities of the kidney including minimal changes, FSGS, and diffuse mesangial proliferation. The term minimalchange disease has become synonymous with steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, although renal biops...