Is biopsy required prior to cyclophosphamide in steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome?

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 315-317

  Stadermann, M B ^a   Lilien, M R ^a   van de Kar, N C A J ^b   Monnens, L A H ^b   Schroder C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Frequent relapse; Minimal change; Nephrotic syndrome; Renal biopsy; Steroid dependence

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROTEINURIA; RELAPSE; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0242521658     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp60315     Document Type: Article

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