What treatments help children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome?

What treatments help children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome?

What treatments help children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome? Key messages • For children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (a condition where treatment with steroids does not stop the leaking of protein from the blood into the urine), calcineurin inhibitors (immunosuppressive medicines that decrease the body's immune response) may increase the likelihood of complete or partial remission (a decrease in or disappearance of sign…