The evaluation of corticosteroid therapy in conjunction with plasma exchange in the treatment of renal cholesterol embolic disease: A report of 5 cases

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-267

  Hasegawa, Midori ^a   Kawashima, Shirou ^a   Shikano, Masahiko ^a   Hasegawa, Hiroshi ^a   Tomita, Makoto ^a   Murakami, Kazutaka ^a   Kushimoto, Hiroko ^a   Katsumata, Hideki ^a   Toba, Takako ^a   Oohashi, Atsushi ^a   Hiramitsu, Shinya ^a   Matsunaga, Kayoko ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atheroembolization; Corticosteroids; Plasma exchange

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY EMBOLISM; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033824395     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013598     Document Type: Article

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