The increasing incidence of initial steroid resistance in childhood nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 927-932

  Banaszak, Beata ^a   Banaszak, Paweł ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Childhood nephrotic syndrome; Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Minimal change nephrotic syndrome; Steroid resistance; Steroid sensitivity

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE OF ONSET; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEPHROSIS, LIPOID; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; POLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863984866     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-2083-7     Document Type: Article

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