Renal Histopathologic Alterations in Patients Treated with Cyclosporine for Uveitis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 314, Issue 20, 1986, Pages 1293-1298

  Palestine, Alan G ^a,b,c   Austin, Howard A ^a,b,c   Balow, James E ^a,b,c   Antonovych, Tatjana T ^a,b,c   Sabnis, Sharda G ^a,b,c   Preuss, Harry G ^a,b,c   Nussenblatt, Robert B ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INULIN; METHYLDOPA; PARACETAMOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG THERAPY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE ATROPHY; NEPHROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY; UVEITIS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0022591450     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198605153142005     Document Type: Article

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