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Treatment of renal failure in idiopathic membranous nephropathy with azathioprine and prednisolone.

DOI

15

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0

References

1998

Year

John H. Brown, A.F. Douglas, B. G. Murphy, C. M. Hill, Paul McNamee, Waldo E. Nelson, Cathal Doherty
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Abstract

Oral prednisolone and low-dose azathioprine is an effective therapy for progressing renal failure due to IMN, and induces remission of nephrotic syndrome. Side-effects are less than other immunosuppressive regimens.