Biopsy-proven resolution of immune complex-mediated crescentic glomerulonephritis with mycophenolate mofetil therapy in an allograft

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 552-554

  Adams, P L ^a   Iskandar, S S ^a   Rohr, M S ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune complex mediated crescentic glomerulonephritis; Mycophenolate mofetil; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

EID: 0033016063     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(99)70193-9     Document Type: Article

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