Tacrolimus as the first-line agent in adult-onset minimal change disease: A randomized controlled study

Steroids have been the cornerstone of first-line therapy in adult-onset minimal change disease (MCD). The period of exposure to high dose steroids may be longer in adult MCD patients and would result in higher rates of steroid-related side effects. Although tacrolimus (TAC) is known to be effective...

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Main Authors: Malagouda R Patil, Smita Subhash Divyaveer, Arpita Raychaudhary, Mayuri Trivedi, Chetan Mahajan, Dipankar Sarkar, Rajendra Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2019;volume=30;issue=1;spage=129;epage=137;aulast=Patil