A treatment dilemma in adult immunoglobulin A nephropathy: What is the appropriate target, preservation of kidney function or induction of clinical remission+

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-201

  Imai, Hirokazu ^a   Miura, Naoto ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

IgA nephropathy; Steroid therapy; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillectomy plus steroid pulse therapy (TSP)

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG RESPONSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; JAPAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NEPHROLOGIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEINURIA; REMISSION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY EFFECT; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; JAPAN; KIDNEY; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; REMISSION INDUCTION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; STEROIDS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863726133     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: 14377799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-011-0552-8     Document Type: Review

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