Acute brucellosis associated with massive proteinuria

Nephron

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 688-689

  Odeh, Majed ^a   Oliven, Arie ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; IgA nephropathy; Interstitial nephritis; Proteinuria; Pyelonephritis; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PYELONEPHRITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRUCELLOSIS; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 0029887948     PISSN: 16608151     EISSN: 22353186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000188962     Document Type: Article

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