Rapidly Progressive Acute Renal Failure Due to Acyclovir: Case Report and Review of the Literature

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 611-615

  Becker, B N ^a   Fall, P ^a   Hall, C ^a   Milam, D ^a   Leonard, J ^a   Glick, A ^a   Schulman, G ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute renal failure; acute tubular necrosis; acyclovir; Drug related nephrotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; AGED; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY;

EID: 0027364458     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(12)80939-5     Document Type: Article

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