Immunological aspects of nephrotic syndrome in northern Nigeria.
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Immunological aspects of nephrotic syndrome in northern Nigeria.
Immunological aspects of 40 northern Nigerian children with nephrotic syndrome of recent onset are reported. Eight our of 30 had hepatitis-associated antigen in their sera. Hypocomplementaemia was rare. Measurement of serum C3, C4, and ASOT was not of diagnostic value. Proteinuria selectivity index was poor in half of the patients, and appeared t o depend on the severity of the kidney lesion. A...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.56.3.199