Long-term azathioprine therapy in two children with steroid-dependent minimal-change nephrotic syndrome

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-278

  Tanaka, Hiroshi ^a,b   Onodera, Norio ^a   Waga, Shinobu ^b  

^a Iwate Prefectural Kitakami Hospital   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative treatment; Azathioprine; Childhood; Long term treatment; Steroid dependent minimal change nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIZORIBINE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD;

AZATHIOPRINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032930724     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.187.273     Document Type: Article

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