Use of a low-dose prednisolone regimen to treat a relapse of steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome in children

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 99-105

  Raja, Karnika ^a   Parikh, Ami ^a   Webb, Hazel ^a   Hothi, Daljit ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low dose prednisolone; PedsQL; Steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS)

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LEVAMISOLE; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; PREDNISOLONE; RITUXIMAB; TACROLIMUS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONNG SCALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PEDSQL QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING SCALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL FUNCTIONING SCALE; SOCIAL FUNCTIONING SCALE; STEROID SENSITIVE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PARENTS; PREDNISOLONE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84988733645     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-016-3458-6     Document Type: Article

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