Kaposi's sarcoma in renal transplant recipients: Pathogenetic relation between the reduced density of Langerhans cells and cyclosporin-A therapy

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-196

  Bedani, Pier Luigi ^b,c   Risichella, Isidoro Scirè ^b   Strumia, Renata ^a   Cavazzini, Luigi ^a   Gilli, Paolo ^b   Calastrini, Carla ^a   Verzola, Adriano ^b   Stabellini, Giordano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Nefrologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Kaposi's sarcoma; Langerhans cells

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; HLA ANTIGEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; CHRONIC PYELONEPHRITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LANGERHANS CELL;

EID: 0032788524     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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