Minimal-change disease in adolescents and adults: Epidemiology and therapeutic response

Clinical Kidney Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 469-472

  Keskar, Vaibhav ^a   Jamale, Tukaram Ekanath ^a   Kiggal Jagadish, Pradeep ^b   Fernandes, Gwendolyn ^a   Hase, Niwrutti ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b GRANT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

minimal change disease in adults; nephrotic syndrome; treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INDIAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84885056639     PISSN: 20488505     EISSN: 20488513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sft063     Document Type: Article

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