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ADVANCES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 194-199Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2014.01.010
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FSGS; Child; Nephrotic syndrome; Therapy
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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a pathologic condition that represents many disease entities. The goals of therapy are to cure the disease. When this is not possible, the secondary goals are to reduce proteinuria to avoid the complications of nephrotic syndrome and to delay progression of kidney disease. Proteinuria remission is one of the most important independent predictors of kidney survival. Children with FSGS who do not achieve partial or complete remission have a 50% risk of progression to ESRD within 5 years whereas those who enter complete remission have a 5-year kidney survival rate of 90%. Treatment of idiopathic FSGS commonly involves immune-based and nonimmunologic therapy options. This manuscript will review the current state of FSGS therapy for children. (C) 2014 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
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