Histopathological spectrum of childhood idiopathic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in Tunisia

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 258-261

  Gargah, Tahar ^a   Labassi, Aymen ^a   Goucha Louzir, Rim ^a   Moussa, Fatma Ben ^b   Lakhoua, Mohamed Rachid ^a  

^a CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Children; Cyclosporine; Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Nephrotic syndrome; Renal biopsy; Steroid resistance

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; REMISSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PREDNISOLONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUNISIA;

EID: 79952723059     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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