Serum cystatin C and microalbuminuria in children with immune thrombocytopenia under short course of corticosteroids

Serum cystatin C and microalbuminuria in children with immune thrombocytopenia under short course of corticosteroids

Background: Corticosteroids are the universally accepted first line therapy for moderate and severe immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Objectives: We investigated the effect of a short course prednisolone on serum cystatin C and the appearance of microalbuminuria as markers for renal injury in a group o...

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Main Authors: Seham M. Ragab, Mohamed A. Helwa, Abdelfattah A. Khalaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-06-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Subjects:
Immune thrombocytopenia
Corticosteroids
Cystatin C
Microalbuminuria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110663815000269

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