Nephrotic syndrome with mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis induced by multiple wasp stings

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-72

  Tauk, Bill ^a   Hachem, Hassan ^a   Bastani, Bahar ^a  

^a S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis; Hymenoptera sting; Nephrotic syndrome; Wasp sting

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FUROSEMIDE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT STING; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; WASP;

EID: 0033065844     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013429     Document Type: Article

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