Comparison of pulse and oral steroid in childhood membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

BAHAT, Elif; Akkaya, BAHAR; Akman, SEMA; Karpuzoğlu, Gulten; Guven, Ayfer

Comparison of pulse and oral steroid in childhood membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

BAHAT E., Akkaya B., Akman S., Karpuzoğlu G., Guven A. G.

JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.234-245, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.234-245
Anahtar Kelimeler: childhood, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, prognostic factors, pulse methylprednisolone, renal survival, treatment, LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS, ALTERNATE-DAY PREDNISONE, MESANGIOCAPILLARY GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, CHILDREN, THERAPY, METHYLPREDNISOLONE
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: There has been no controlled study comparing efficacy of pulse versus oral steroid therapy in childhood membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). This study aimed to compare these therapies and renal outcome over a long-term period for MPGN.