Brucella endocarditis associated with glomerulonephritis and renal vasculitis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 748-751

  Elzouki, Abdelaziz Y ^a   Akthar, Mohammad ^b   Mirza, Khalid ^c  

^a KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Riyadh Medical Complex   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Endocarditis; Non immune complex glomerulonephritis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIGOXIN; FIBRINOGEN; FUROSEMIDE; HYDRALAZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NIFEDIPINE; PROPRANOLOL; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CAPILLARY; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; MESANGIUM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; VASCULITIS;

BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; RENAL VEINS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0029822054     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050208     Document Type: Article

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