Long-term effects of levamisole treatment in childhood nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1354-1360

  Sümegi, Viktória ^a   Haszon, Ibolya ^a   Iványi, Béla ^a   Bereczki, Csaba ^a   Papp, Ferenc ^a   Túri, Sándor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cumulative steroid dose; Levamisole; Nephrotic syndrome; Prednisolone; Relapse rate

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHLORAMBUCIL; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; LEVAMISOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEUTROPENIA; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 8844221152     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-004-1608-8     Document Type: Article

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