Characteristics of sirolimus-associated interstitial pneumonitis in renal transplant patients

Transplantation

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 787-790

  Morelon, Emmanuel ^a   Stern, Marc ^b   Israel Biet, Dominique ^c   Correas, Jean Michel ^a   Danel, Claire ^d   Mamzer Bruneel, Marie France ^a   Peraldi, Marie Noelle ^a   Kreis, Henri ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Serv de Pneumol/Allergol Pediat   (France)

^d Laboratoire d'Anatomo Pathologie Guigui Georges   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; ATENOLOL; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; FENOFIBRATE; GEMFIBROZIL; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0035884304     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200109150-00008     Document Type: Article

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