Tubulointerstitial renal failure in childhood leptospirosis

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 332-334

  Vachvanichsanong, Prayong ^a   Dissaneewate, Pornsak ^a   Mitarnun, Winyou ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Leptospirosis; Tubulointerstitial nephritis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; INFUSION FLUID; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; DEHYDRATION; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MYALGIA; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032694969     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199910000-00009     Document Type: Article

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