Crohn's disease associated with renal amyloidosis successfully treated with an elemental diet

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 663-667

  Horie, Yasuo ^a   Chiba, Mitsuro ^a   Miura, Kohichi ^a   Iizuka, Masahiro ^a   Masamune, Osamu ^a   Komatsuda, Atsushi ^a   Ebina, Tetsunori ^b  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Akita Social Insurance Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Crohn's disease; Elemental diet; Renal failure; Toxic megacolon

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; ELEMENTAL DIET; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REMISSION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TOXIC MEGACOLON;

EID: 0030660648     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02934118     Document Type: Article

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