Therapy of focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis with methylprednisolone, cyclosporine A, and prednisone

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 397-400

  Waldo, F Bryson ^a   Benfield, Mark R ^a   Kohaut, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine A; Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Nephrotic syndrome; Prednisone; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031819980     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050473     Document Type: Article

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