Levamisole: Adjunctive therapy in steroid dependent minimal change nephrotic children

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 355-358

  Donia, Ahmed F ^a   Amer, Galal M ^a   Ahmed, Hassan A ^a   Gazareen, Sanaa H ^a   Moustafa, Fatma E ^a   Shoeib, Amed A ^a   Ismail, Amani M ^a   Khamis, Said ^a   Sobh, Mohamed A ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Children; Levamisole; Minimal change nephrotic syndrome; Steroid dependent

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEVAMISOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRANULOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEUKEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MINIMAL CHANGE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; MOON FACE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEUTROPENIA; OBESITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULITIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; NEPHROSIS, LIPOID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; STEROIDS;

EID: 0036943143     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-001-0813-y     Document Type: Article

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