Levamisole Therapy as a Second-line Immunosuppressive Agent in Corticosteroid-sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome in Children.

To evaluate the effect of levamisole therapy combined with corticosteroid in children with nephrotic syndrome and frequent relapses (FR) or steroid dependence (SD), we studied retrospectively 24 children (18 boys and six girls) with a mean age of 32 months. Eleven (46%) patients had FR and 13 (54%) had SD. Levamisole was used for a mean period of 8.