Publications by authors named "Wantanee Surapaitoolkorn"
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of tacrolimus (Tac) in steroid resistant and steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome (NS) in children.
Material And Method: Retrospective chart reviews of 18 children from outpatient clinic at the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital were diagnosed with steroid resistant (SR) and steroid dependent (SD) NS during 2002-2008 were enrolled in the present study
Results: The boy to girl ratio was 2:1. The mean age at diagnosis was 6.
Objective: The role of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scintigraphy in the first episode of urinary tract infection (UTI) has been the subject of debate for many years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of voiding cystourethrography (VCUG), renal ultrasonography and DMSA renal scintigraphy and to detect renal parenchymal changes by performing DMSA renal scintigraphy at 6 months after the first episode of UTI.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted in 67 hospitalized children (46 boys, 21 girls).
Background: Reduced proteinuria results in delayed deterioration of renal function and remission of proteinuria predicts a good long-term prognosis in steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of the combined angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor blocker in reducing proteinuria in SRNS.
Methods: A prospective study of eight patients with SRNS was conducted at the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University from September 2003 to December 2007.