Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder in which too much protein is passed in the urine, resulting in puffiness over the face, and tiredness. It is usually caused due to damage to the small blood ...

For children with nephrotic syndrome, there was no difference in time to relapse between two commonly used non-steroid immunosuppressive medications, according to an observational study that ...

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) occurs in approximately 3.3 of every million adults (Semin Nephrol. 2003;23:172-182) and is caused by either primary or secondary etiologies.

The immunosuppressant drug tacrolimus may significantly improve relapse-free survival vs. mycophenolate mofetil for children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome, according to study data ...