Levamisole treatment in steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1101-1104

  Alshaya, Hammad O ^a   Kari, Jameela A ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Levamisole; Remission; Steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMBUCIL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; LEVAMISOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SAUDI ARABIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036757262     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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