Polymyositis: A cause of acute renal failure

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 699-701

  Lewington, A J P ^a   D'Souza, R ^a   Carr, S ^a   O'Reilly, K ^a   Warwick, G L ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Alkalinization of the urine; Free radicals; Frusemide; Myoglobinuria; Orthotoluidine test; Polymyositis; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOGLOBINURIA; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; URINE;

EID: 0029991076     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027364     Document Type: Article

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