IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome

A Trautmann, O Boyer, E Hodson, A Bagga… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most frequent pediatric glomerular disease, affecting
from 1.15 to 16.9 per 100,000 children per year globally. It is characterized by massive …

Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for nephrotic syndrome 2014

S Nishi, Y Ubara, Y Utsunomiya, K Okada… - Clinical and …, 2016 - Springer
In Japan, original researches on nephrotic syndrome (NS) were initially performed by the
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) NS research group. The first definition of NS …

Childhood nephrotic syndrome

M Vivarelli, K Gibson, A Sinha, O Boyer - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most common glomerular disease in children.
Corticosteroids are the cornerstone of its treatment, and steroid response is the main …

Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome in children: triggers of relapse and evolving hypotheses on pathogenesis

SN Uwaezuoke - Italian journal of pediatrics, 2015 - Springer
Nephrotic syndrome remains the most common manifestation of glomerular disease in
childhood. Minimal change nephropathy is the most common cause of the syndrome in …

Clinical profile of children with nephrotic syndrome not on glucorticoid therapy, but presenting with infection

RK Alwadhi, JL Mathew, B Rath - Journal of paediatrics and …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: This is a prospective, hospital based study over a period of one year, to examine
the clinical profile of nephrotic children not on glucocorticoid therapy, but presenting with …

The non-immunosuppressive management of childhood nephrotic syndrome

J McCaffrey, R Lennon, NJA Webb - Pediatric nephrology, 2016 - Springer
Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is one of the most common renal diseases found in the
paediatric population and is associated with significant complications, including infection …

Occurrence of infection among children with nephrotic syndrome during hospitalizations

CC WEI, IWEN YU, HWEN LIN, AC Tsai - Nephrology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: The present study was conducted to investigate the trends of childhood nephrotic
syndrome (NS) admissions and factors associated with childhood NS admissions with major …

Prolonged versus standard prednisolone therapy for initial episode of nephrotic syndrome

A Bagga, P Hari, RN Srivastava - Pediatric Nephrology, 1999 - Springer
We have examined, in a prospective randomized controlled trial, the effect of 8-and 16-week
initial steroid treatment on the course of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS). Patients with a …

Primary peritonitis in children with nephrotic syndrome: results of a 5-year multicenter study

N Uncu, M Bülbül, N Yıldız, A Noyan, C Koşan… - European journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Primary peritonitis is a well-described infectious complication of nephrotic syndrome.
Current data on the true incidence of peritonitis and efficacy of preventive pneumococcal …

Clinical spectrum and predictive risk factors of major infections in hospitalized children with nephrotic syndrome

P Ajayan, S Krishnamurthy, N Biswal, J Mandal - Indian pediatrics, 2013 - Springer
This observational study was conducted with the primary objective of studying the incidence
of major infections in nephrotic syndrome (NS), while the secondary objectives were to …