Corticosteroid for IgA Nephropathy: Are They Really Therapeutic?
Author(s) -
Yujia Lin,
Junya Jia,
Yipeng Guo,
Dandan He,
Yaru Zhang,
Fuzhen Wang,
Tiekun Yan,
Youxia Liu,
Shan Lin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000489580
Subject(s) - medicine , proteinuria , prednisone , nephropathy , renal function , kidney disease , randomized controlled trial , placebo , corticosteroid , gastroenterology , cochrane library , creatinine , urology , kidney , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , pathology , alternative medicine
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a common chronic glomerular disease that, in most patients, slowly progresses to end-stage kidney disease. The therapy with corticosteroid in IgAN is still a worldwide problem that is confusing the clinicians.
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