Oral metronidazole does not improve cyclosporine A-induced gingival hyperplasia

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 552-555

  Aufricht, Christoph ^a,c   Hogan, Eva L ^b   Ettenger, Robert B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Kinderdialyse Universitats K   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Gingival hyperplasia; Metronidazole; Renal transplantation; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030856722     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050336     Document Type: Article

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