Do current recommendations for kidney biopsy in nephrotic syndrome need modifications?

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 404-408

  Gulati, Sanjeev ^a   Sharma, Ajay P ^a   Sharma, R K ^a   Gupta, Amit ^a   Gupta, R K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Kidney biopsy; Nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; NEPHROSIS, LIPOID; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036935929     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-002-0840-3     Document Type: Article

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