Plasmapheresis for crescentic IgA nephropathy: A report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Apheresis

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 185-187

  Chambers, Michael E ^a   McDonald, Brian R ^a   Hall, Frank W ^a   Rabetoy, Gary M ^a,b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis; IgA disease; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROTEINURIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREDNISONE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033394393     PISSN: 07332459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1101(1999)14:4<185::AID-JCA6>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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