Rates of idiopathic childhood nephrotic syndrome relapse are lower during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) Vol. 37; no. 11; pp. 2679 - 2685
• Main Authors: Crane, Clarkson, Bakhoum, Christine, Ingulli, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Child; Childhood; Children; Chronic Disease; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Disease transmission; Humans; Infections; Kidney diseases; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nephrology; Nephrosis, Lipoid; Nephrotic syndrome; Nephrotic Syndrome - diagnosis; Nephrotic Syndrome - epidemiology; Original; Original Article; Pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pediatrics; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies; Social distancing; Steroids; Urology; COVID-19; Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome; Nephrotic syndrome relapse; Childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome; Pediatric
• ISSN: 0931-041X; 1432-198X; 1432-198X
• DOI: 10.1007/s00467-022-05483-8

Background Infections are thought to be primarily responsible for triggering relapse in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (NS). The COVID-19 pandemic promoted physical distancing, facial mask wearing, and greater attention to infection-prevention measures resulting in decreased tran...