Infective endocarditis-induced crescentic glomerulonephritis dramatically improved by plasmapheresis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 309-313

  Daimon, Shoichiro ^a   Mizuno, Yoko ^b   Fujii, Susumu ^b   Mukai, Keiichi ^b   Hanakawa, Hiroyuki ^b   Otsuki, Norio ^b   Yasuhara, Syuichiro ^b   Saga, Tsutomu ^b   Koni, Ichiro ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Crescentic glomerulonephritis; Infective endocarditis; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PURPURA;

EID: 0031880358     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9708618     Document Type: Article

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