Cyclophosphamide in the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2004 Prednisone is the initial treatment of primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. However, when immunosuppressive agents in combination with steroids are used in the treatment of prednisone-dependent and prednisone-resistant patients the remission rate ...
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The histopathological changes associated with allograft rejection and drug toxicity in renal transplant recipients maintained on FK506: Clinical significance and comparison with cyclosporine [PDF]
, 1993 The histopathological changes in 51 renal allograft biopsies from patients immunosuppressed with FK506 were compared with those seen in 30 needle biopsies obtained from patients on cyclosporine.
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Kidney International Reports, 2016 The increased risk of end-stage kidney disease among hypertensive African Americans is partly related to APOL1 allele variants. The initial glomerulosclerosis of hypertension-associated arterionephrosclerosis consists of focal global glomerulosclerosis ...
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Cellular Variant of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Treated with Plasma Exchange [PDF]
, 2017 Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the most common primary glomerular disease in nephrotic patients in the United States, frequently leading to end stage renal disease (ESRD).
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Collapsing glomerulopathy in sickle cell disease: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Sickle cell disease has been associated with many renal structural and functional abnormalities. Collapsing glomerulopathy or the collapsing variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is a rare clinicopathologic entity in patients with ...
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Idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Indian Pediatrics, 2009 This study was conducted to determine the prognostic value of some clinical, laboratory, histopathologic and therapeutic factors in 62 children with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. There were no significant differences between the factors studied, except for severe interstitial fibrosis, which was more frequent in patients with chronic kidney ...
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2022 Background Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a chronic glomerular disease that responds poorly to treatment, with a large proportion of patients progressing to end-stage renal disease in spite of initial aggressive treatment.
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Gorham-Stout Syndrome with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Case Report [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2020 Gorham-Stout syndrome is a rare bone disorder characterized by progressive massive osteolysis and proliferation of vascular and lymphatic vessels. A 15-year-old boy was initially diagnosed with Gorham-Stout at the age of 8 years based on clinical and ...
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Exome sequencing and in vitro studies identified podocalyxin as a candidate gene for focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis [PDF]
, 2014 Our understanding of focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) has advanced significantly from the studies of rare, monogenic forms of the disease.
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A case report of adrenocorticotropic hormone to treat recurrent focal segmental glomerular sclerosis post-transplantation and biomarker monitoring [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Recurrent focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (rFSGS) in renal transplant recipients (RTR) is difficult to predict and treat. Early rFSGS is likely from circulating factors and preformed antibodies.
Anwar, Siddiq +8 more
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