Corticosteroid Therapy of Amyloid Nephrotic Syndrome
Authors: MORTON H. MAXWELL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 April 1964Corticosteroid Therapy of Amyloid Nephrotic SyndromeMORTON H. MAXWELL, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD A. ADAMS, M.D., RALPH GOLDMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.MORTON H. MAXWELL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD A. ADAMS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RALPH GOLDMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-4-539 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere is adequate evidence that prolonged corticosteroid therapy is effective in the treatment of the nephrotic syndrome secondary to primary renal disease in both children and adults (1-5). By contrast, there is a striking paucity of published information on the efficacy of steroids in the treatment of the nephrotic syndrome associated with amyloidosis. 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ADAMS, M.D.; RALPH GOLDMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Los Angeles, CaliforniaFrom the Departments of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles Center for the Health Sciences and Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Angeles, California.This work was supported in part by a grant from the University Medical Research Foundation, Los Angeles, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Morton H. Maxwell, M.D., 10921 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90024. 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