De novo minimal change disease associated with reversible post-transplant nephrotic syndrome. A report of five cases and review of literature

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 350-361

  Zafarmand, Alireza A ^a   Baranowska Daca, Elzbieta ^a   Ly, Peter D C ^a   Tsao, Chun C ^a   Choi, Yeong Jin ^a   Suki, Wadi N ^a   Truong, Luan D ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimal change disease; Nephrotic syndrome; Renal biopsy; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL INFILTRATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULOPATHY; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY INTERSTITIUM; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULE DAMAGE; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MORTALITY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RECIPIENT; RELATIVE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CREATININE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSIS, LIPOID; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036786196     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0012.2002.02023.x     Document Type: Article

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