Cholesterol embolism and acute interstitial nephritis: Two adverse effects of streptokinase thrombolytic therapy in the same patient

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1262-1264

  Adorati, Massimo ^a,b   Pizzolitto, Stefano ^a   Franzon, Rossana ^a   Vallone, Clotilde ^a   Artero, Mary ^a   Moro, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Cividale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies; Cholesterol embolization; Interstitial nephritis; Streptokinase; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBOLISM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; EMBOLISM, CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; RENAL DIALYSIS; SKIN; STREPTOKINASE;

EID: 0031959748     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/13.5.1262     Document Type: Article

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