Systemic amyloidosis secondary to pyonephrosis. Resolution after nephrectomy

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 875-878

  Mazuecos, A ^b   Araque, A ^b   Sanchez R ^b   Martinez M A ^b   Guesmes A ^b   Rivero, M ^b   Praga, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Nephrectomy; Pyonephrosis; Secondary amyloidosis; Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY INFECTION; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PYONEPHROSIS;

EID: 0029997575     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027419     Document Type: Article

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