Because time to relapse was similar between the two treatments, the researchers said cyclophosphamide came out on top as the ...

Arterial hypertension (HTN) is commonly encountered by clinicians treating children with steroid sensitive (SSNS) and steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). Although the prevalence of HTN in ...

No Difference in Time to Relapse Between Two Non-Steroid Immunosuppressants in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome suggests a new ...

They eventually landed at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital where Kamden was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, ...

Notably, nephrotic syndrome (NS) can also be an atypical manifestation in cases of AS, and distinguishing AS from NS can be challenging. Children with AS who initially presented as NS cases have ...

RECENT advances in knowledge of the nature of the nephrotic syndrome have led to more rational therapy. The purpose of this communication is to review this progress. The nephrotic syndrome is a ...

He was anticoagulated but required two further admissions with swelling of both legs before a diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome was considered and confirmed. Renal biopsy showed that this was caused by ...

Conor van Baalen’s family is grateful to have found a possible kidney donor for the child – his mother. Nearly five years after his first kidney transplant, Conor is urgently in need of another kidney ...

Parents of a two-year-old in one of our hometowns are raising awareness of a rare kidney disease their child is currently facing.

Methods: Plasma volume (PV) and red cell volume (RCV) were measured and F-cell ratio was calculated in 77 children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in drug-free remission (mean age, 9.8 ± 4.6 y).