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SUBMITTER: Muhlig AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6617114 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mühlig Anne K AK Lee Jun Young JY Kemper Markus J MJ Kronbichler Andreas A Yang Jae Won JW Lee Jiwon M JM Shin Jae Il JI Oh Jun J
Journal of clinical medicine 20190616 6
Steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome is one of the most common pediatric glomerular diseases. Unfortunately, it follows a relapsing and remitting course in the majority of cases, with 50% of all cases relapsing once or even more often. Most children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome respond initially to steroid therapy, nevertheless repeated courses for patients with relapses induce significant steroid toxicity. Patients with frequent relapses or steroid dependency thus require alternative trea ...[more]