Pattern of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children and the role of histopathology: A single-centre study

SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 153-154

  Pradhan, Subal Kumar ^a   Mutalik, Pawan Pradeep ^a   Mohanty, Anil Kumar ^a  

^a Sriram Chandra Bhanj Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Minimal change disease; Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC MESANGIAL PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M NEPHROPATHY; INDIA; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84889664371     PISSN: 19943032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAJCH.607     Document Type: Article

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