Levamisole treatment in steroid-sensitive and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 459-462

  Tenbrock, K ^a   Muller Bergbaus J ^a   Fuchshuber, A ^b   Michalk, D ^a   Querfeld, U ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c Klin und Poliklin F Nuklearmed   (Germany)

Author keywords

Levamisole; Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome; Steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LEVAMISOLE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GRANULOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PSORIASIS; REMISSION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PROTEINURIA; RECURRENCE; STEROIDS;

EID: 0031855025     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050487     Document Type: Article

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