Hormone treatment of nephrotic syndrome in children?

Children with nephrotic syndrome are often treated with glucocorticoids. Nephrotic syndrome actually means glomerular lesions are often related to immune factors, the most common is primary glomerulonephritis.

Patients with glomerular abnormal immune response, resulting in glomerular capillary damage, so in order to control this abnormal immune response, the use of hormones to suppress the body's immune system to achieve the purpose of alleviating glomerular inflammation, play a role in reducing urine protein, protect kidney function value

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