Childhood Kidney Diseases
- Volume 2 Issue 2
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- Pages.183-186
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- 1998
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- 2384-0242(pISSN)
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- 2384-0250(eISSN)
No Effect of IV cyclophosphamide in Children with Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome
스테로이드 저항성 신증후군 소아 3례에서 Cyclophosphamide 정맥투여요법의 치료실패
- Min, Su-Jeen (Department of Pediatrics, Kosin Medical College) ;
- Lee, Chang-Yeun (Department of Pediatrics, Kosin Medical College)
- Published : 1998.08.01
Abstract
Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome(SRNS) in children has poor prognosis and no effective therapy. In 1994, Ravi Elhence have reported that IV cyclophosphamide therapy was effective against SRNS of children. So, we evaluated the efficacy of IV cyclophosphamide in 3 children with biopsy proven steroid-resistant MCNS. And the result was the rapeutic failure. In conclusion, IV cyclophosphamide therapy wass not effective against SRNS of children.