Extending steroid treatment offers no benefit for children suffering from most form of kidney disease as it does not help prevent relapses or side effects. The findings challenge previous assumptions about optimal treatment strategies for this disease. Nephrotic syndrome is the most common kidney disease in childhood. Children with the disease are at risk of developing severe infections and other complications because their kidneys leak important proteins from the ...Saturday, 22 December 2012
Children With Hard-to-Treat Kidney Disease Does Not Benefit From Steroid Treatment
Extending steroid treatment offers no benefit for children suffering from most form of kidney disease as it does not help prevent relapses or side effects. The findings challenge previous assumptions about optimal treatment strategies for this disease. Nephrotic syndrome is the most common kidney disease in childhood. Children with the disease are at risk of developing severe infections and other complications because their kidneys leak important proteins from the ...
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