Assessment the Effect of Dexamethasone on Urinary Cytokines and Renal Scar in Children with Acute Pyelonephritis.

CONCLUSION: Results of this study showed that dexamethasone plusantibiotic have no clear superiority to antibiotic therapy alone indecreasing inflammatory cytokines and scar formation. We foundout that patients with scar had sustained high levels of biomarkersbefore and after treatment. PMID: 31422390 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Iran J Kidney Dis Source Type: research