Clinicians are often faced with therapeutic dilemmas and challenges while treating children
with frequently relapsing steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) and steroid …

Background Historically, there have been few drug trials for antihypertensive treatment in
childhood and recommendations have been extrapolated from data obtained in adulthood …

The aim of this study is to describe progression of chronic renal failure (CRF) in children with
renal malformations and to study factors influencing this progression. We reviewed …

We have examined, in a randomized crossover trial, the antiproteinuric effect of treatment
with low-(0.2 mg/kg daily) and high-dose (0.6 mg/kg daily) enalapril in 25 consecutive …

The purpose of this study was to assess the results of therapy with mycophenolate mofetil
(MMF) in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) who were both steroid-and …

Five patients with severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) were followed for 10–18 years.
Because of proteinuria, arterial hypertension, and reduced glomerular filtration rates, they …

Enalapril is used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure in infants. However,
enalapril is not labeled for neonates, and safety data in infants are sparse. To evaluate the …

We aimed to test if fosinopril reduces urinary protein excretion and alleviates renal tubular
damage in normotensive children with steroid-resistant idiopathic nephrotic syndrome …

D he term" nephrotic syndrome" describes the clinical state characterized by the presence of
proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and edema. Although other clinicopathologic findings coexist …

Nephrotic syndrome is among the most common types of kidney diseases seen in children. It
is characterized by massive proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and edema, although additional …