Pulse cyclophosphamide for steroid-resistant focal segmental glomeruloscleuosis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-116

  Rennert, W P ^a   Kala, U K ^a   Jacobs, D ^a   Goetsch, S ^b   Verhaart, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide; Steroid resistant

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE; SERUM ALBUMIN; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RELAPSE; REMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; STEROIDS;

EID: 0032966786     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050574     Document Type: Article

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