Recurrent disseminated gonococcal infection in a patient with hypocomplementemia and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 286-289

  Keiser, Harold D ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complement disorder; Disseminated gonococcal infection; Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; METHADONE; PENICILLIN G; PROBENECID; PROTEIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 0030772520     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-199710000-00009     Document Type: Article

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