Bilateral nephrectomy stopped disease progression in plasma-resistant hemolytic uremic syndrome with neurological signs and coma

Kidney International

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 282-286

  Remuzzi, Giuseppe ^b   Galbusera, Miriam ^b   Salvadori, Maurizio ^b   Rizzoni, Gianfranco ^b   Paris, Simona ^b   Ruggenenti, Piero ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INST PHARMACOL RES   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030049869     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.40     Document Type: Article

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