Childhood nephrotic syndrome: Change in pattern and response to steroids

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1977-1981

  Anochie, Ifeoma ^a   Eke, Felicia ^a   Okpere, Augustina ^a  

^a University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children adolescents; Etiology; Nephrotic syndrome; Nigeria; Steroid therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; LEVAMISOLE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NIGERIA; PREDNISOLONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845631500     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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