Histopathological spectrum of childhood nephrotic syndrome in Pakistan

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 589-593

  Mubarak, Muhammed ^a   Lanewala, Ali ^a   Kazi, Javed Iqbal ^a   Akhter, Fazal ^a   Sher, Atika ^a   Fayyaz, Amir ^a   Bhatti, Sajid ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Children; Glomerulopathies; Nephrotic syndrome; Pakistan; Renal biopsies

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHILD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PAKISTAN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PAKISTAN; STEROIDS;

EID: 76249091113     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: 14377799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-009-0216-0     Document Type: Article

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