Plasmapheresis in the treatment of steroid-resistant focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in native kidneys

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 230-237

  Feld, Stella M ^b   Figueroa, Priscilla ^b   Savin, Virginia ^b   Nast, Cynthia C ^b   Sharma, Ram ^b   Sharma, Mukut ^b   Hirschberg, Raimund ^b   Adler, Sharon G ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Glomerular capillary albumin permeabilty; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROTEINURIA; REMISSION; STEROID RESISTANT FOCAL SEGMENTAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS;

EID: 0031880717     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9708606     Document Type: Article

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