Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVES: To establish the profile of patients with renal involvement due to IgA vasculitisand to describe our experience with the use of azathioprine to treat patients with nephritis. METHODS: Clinical data were retrospectively collected from medical records of patients with IgA vasculitiswho attended the pediatric rheumatology unit between 1995 and 2017. Patients were separated into two groups based on whether or notthey weretreated with non- glucocorticoid immunosuppressants. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Vânia Schinzel, Jade Dib Fernandez, Gleice Clemente, Melissa Mariti Fraga, Maria Cristina Andrade, Claudio Arnaldo Len, Maria Teresa Terreri |
Journal | Advances in rheumatology (London, England)
(Adv Rheumatol)
Vol. 59
Issue 1
Pg. 21
(05 22 2019)
ISSN: 2523-3106 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 31113470
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Cyclophosphamide
- Mycophenolic Acid
- Azathioprine
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Antirheumatic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Azathioprine
(therapeutic use)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cyclophosphamide
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Hematuria
(etiology)
- Humans
- IgA Vasculitis
(complications, drug therapy)
- Immunosuppressive Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Mycophenolic Acid
(therapeutic use)
- Nephritis
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Proteinuria
(etiology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
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