Alveolar hemorrhage in IgA nephropathy treated with plasmapheresis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-239

  Afessa, Bekele ^a,b   Cowart, Randy G ^a   Koenig, Steven M ^a  

^a Scott AFB   (United States)

^b Kls Martin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

AGED; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS;

EID: 0031058370     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199702000-00016     Document Type: Article

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