Refractory hypertension and anemia in end-stage renal disease: An unusual manifestation of Kimura's disease

Renal Failure

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 499-507

  Hsu, Po Yaur ^a   Yang, Huan Yu ^a   Lin, Chun Chie ^a   Kuo, Ming Chung ^a   Lin, Chun Liang ^a   Huang, Chiu Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anemia; C reactive protein; End stage renal disease; Eosinophilia; Hypertension; Kimura's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIMURA DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY ANEMIA; STEROID THERAPY; UREMIA;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PREDNISOLONE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037640016     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JDI-120021163     Document Type: Article

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