Acute thrombocytopenia associated with post-streptococcal acute glomerulonephritis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 401-402

  Muguruma, T ^a,b   Koyama, T ^a   Kanadani, T ^a   Furujo, M ^a   Shiraga, H ^a   Ichiba, Y ^a  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Platelet associated immunoglobulin G; Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFDINIR; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; PREDNISOLONE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033866001     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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