A novel multidrug therapy for difficult cyclosporine-resistant focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 873-875

  Oki, Eishin ^a   Tsuruga, Kazushi ^a   Kudo, Masanobu ^a   Tsugawa, Koji ^a   Suzuki, Koichi ^a   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIZORIBINE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EDEMA; EVENING DOSAGE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LETTER; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REMISSION; SHORT STATURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61549127273     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-1033-5     Document Type: Letter

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