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 …

A 16-year-old patient with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome with more than 35
relapses developed severe relapsing idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). At the age …

Among the different drugs used for sparing steroids in steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
(SSNS) with frequent relapses and steroid dependency, levamisole is the least toxic and the …

Aim Severe forms of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) require immunosuppressive
therapy: oral treatment or intravenous therapy (rituximab, RTX). The main objective was to …

The effects of levamisole treatment on long-term outcome were evaluated in a retrospective
study of frequently-relapsing (FRNS, n= 15), steroid-dependent (SDNS, n= 13), and steroid …

This was a controlled prospective study on the use of an immunomodulator drug,
levamisole, in the treatment of frequently relapsing, steroid-dependent (FR/SD) idiopathic …

Results: The duration of nephrotic syndrome was 3.4±2.9 years, and the number of relapses
before levamisole treatment was 6.0±3.4. The dose of prednisone on initiation of levamisole …

Many children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (NS) have significant sequelae
despite steroid-sparing therapies. Levamisole may reduce short-term relapse frequency …

Children with steroid-dependent minimal change nephrotic syndrome are prone to serious
steroid side effects. Alternative therapies, such as oral cyclophosphamide, may also have …

Steroid dependency (SD) and frequent relapses (FR) are common with steroid-sensitive
nephrotic syndrome (SSNS). We assessed the effectiveness of daily levamisole in 36 …