Hepatitis-B virus associated nephropathies: A clinicopathological study in 14 children

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-28

  Ozdamar, Sukru O ^a,b   Gucer, Safak ^a   Tinaztepe, Keriman ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Pediatric Pathology Unit ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritides; HBsAg; Hepatitis B infection; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; PREDNISOLONE; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMATURIA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEINURIA; REMISSION; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; REMISSION INDUCTION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0012382102     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-002-0978-z     Document Type: Article

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