Simultaneous development of Kaposi's sarcoma and lymphoma in a renal transplant recipient

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 706-709

  Sabeel, Abdalla ^a   Qunibi, Wajeh ^a,b   Alfurayh, Osman ^a   Al Meshari, Khalid ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Lee County Kidney Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Kaposi's sarcoma; Lymphoma; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031892945     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v31.pm9531190     Document Type: Article

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