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SUBMITTER: Iijima K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6061657 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 20170717 9
Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most common chronic glomerular disease in children. A total of 80-90% of patients with childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome achieve remission with steroid therapy [steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS)]. However, approximately 50% of children with SSNS develop frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome (FRNS) or steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS). Children with FRNS or SDNS are usually treated with immunosuppressive agents, but 10-20% of childr ...[more]