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Dear Lybrate user. As I can understand that your daughter is now 2 years old and was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome 1 years back at the age of 1 yr. Nephrotic syndrome is a condition where there is loss of lot of protein in the urine. Normally if the children present at the age between 2-8 years we start them on oral steroids giving it for 3-6mths. Majority (95%) of children get better with steroids. But a significant proportion do have a recurrence of disease and can be treated with a repeat...more
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Hello dear Lybrate user,
Warm welcome to Lybrate.
I have evaluated your query thoroughly. As per your condition, you requires immuno suppressent medication which is best in form of azoran.* there are certain side effects which can be vary from person to person as
- skin rash - fever - itching - nausea, vomiting - loss of appetite - muscle ache -hair loss - muscle loss
cold peripheries - greasy stools - others. Hope this clears your query. Wishing you fine recovery. Welcome for a...more
Warm welcome to Lybrate.
I have evaluated your query thoroughly. As per your condition, you requires immuno suppressent medication which is best in form of azoran.* there are certain side effects which can be vary from person to person as
- skin rash - fever - itching - nausea, vomiting - loss of appetite - muscle ache -hair loss - muscle loss
cold peripheries - greasy stools - others. Hope this clears your query. Wishing you fine recovery. Welcome for a...more
Asked for Male, 43 years old from Guwahati
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Once a child is diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome the first line of medicines to be started for the child is omnacortil that is a steroid.
Nephrotic syndrome may relapse till 15 years of age and sometimes about that. It is very important for the parents to support the child during this phase. As the medicine omnacortil that is going on has got advantages for nephrotic syndrome and disadvantages as side effects.
If nephrotic syndrome is not controlled with the help of omnacortil then we h...more
Nephrotic syndrome may relapse till 15 years of age and sometimes about that. It is very important for the parents to support the child during this phase. As the medicine omnacortil that is going on has got advantages for nephrotic syndrome and disadvantages as side effects.
If nephrotic syndrome is not controlled with the help of omnacortil then we h...more
Asked for female, 40 years old from Solapur
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RP is an inherited disorder that results from harmful changes in any one of more than 50 genes. These genes carry the instructions for making proteins that are needed in cells within the retina, called photoreceptors. Some of the changes, or mutations, within genes are so severe that the gene cannot make the required protein, limiting the cellís function. Other mutations produce a protein that is toxic to the cell. Still other mutations lead to an abnormal protein that doesnít function properly....more
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Hello
1. Retinitis pigmentosa is a progressive disease
2. Speed of progression varies from person to person. I have seen patients going bling at young age of 30 years and I have seen patients having good vision even at age of 50 yrs. So, you can go for 6 months perimetry test and that will guide you the rate of progression.
1. Retinitis pigmentosa is a progressive disease
2. Speed of progression varies from person to person. I have seen patients going bling at young age of 30 years and I have seen patients having good vision even at age of 50 yrs. So, you can go for 6 months perimetry test and that will guide you the rate of progression.
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