Childhood Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome: Does the Initial Steroid Treatment Modify the Outcome? A Multicentre, Prospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Andrea Pasini (Author), Cristina Bertulli (Author), Luca Casadio (Author), Ciro Corrado (Author), Alberto Edefonti (Author), GianMarco Ghiggeri (Author), Luciana Ghio (Author), Mario Giordano (Author), Claudio La Scola (Author), Cristina Malaventura (Author), Silvio Maringhini (Author), Antonio P. Mastrangelo (Author), Marco Materassi (Author), Francesca Mencarelli (Author), Giovanni Messina (Author), Elena Monti (Author), William Morello (Author), Giuseppe Puccio (Author), Paola Romagnani (Author), Giovanni Montini (Author), the NefroKid Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: A great majority of children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome will relapse after successful treatment of the initial episode. The possibility that different steroid dosing regimens at onset, adjusted for risk factors, can reduce the rate of relapse represents an interesting option to i...