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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Medical Therapy

Some patients will receive high doses of corticosteroids or a drug called cyclosporine to suppress their immune system.

The goal of treatment is to control the symptoms of nephrotic syndrome and prevent chronic kidney failure.

In general, treatments may include:

• Antibiotics to control infections
• Anti-inflammatory medicines to reduce the immune response
• Dialysis
• Fluid restriction
• Kidney transplant
• Low-fat diet
• Low- or moderate-protein diet (1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight per day)
• Medicines to treat high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and high triglyceride levels
• Salt-reduced diet
• Vitamin D supplements