Treatment of severe Henoch-Schönlein and immunoglobulin A nephritis. A single center experience

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-97

  Halling, Stella Edström ^a   Söderberg, Magnus P ^a   Berg, Ulla B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Glomerular filtration rate; Henoch Sch nleinnephritis; IgA nephritis; Methylprednisolone; Proteinuria; Renal biopsy findings; Segmental glomerulosclerosis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROALBUMINURIA; MONOTHERAPY; NEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; SCHOENLEIN HENOCH NEPHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROTEINURIA; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59849123823     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0990-z     Document Type: Article

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