Initial steroid regimen in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome can be shortened based on duration to first remission

• Main Authors: Hee Sun Baek (Author), Ki-Soo Park (Author), Hee Gyung Kang (Author), Cheol Woo Ko (Author), Min Hyun Cho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeThe use of a 12-week steroid regimen (long-term therapy, LT) for the first episode of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (NS) reportedly induces a more sustained remission and lower relapse rate than previous regimens, including an 8-week steroid regimen (short-term therapy, ST). Here, we assessed...