Sarcoidosis complicated with IgA nephropathy

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-73

  Hamada, Kunio ^a   Nagai, Sonoko ^a   Ono, Takahiko ^a   Muso, Eri ^b   Nagao, Taishi ^a   Shigematsu, Michio ^a   Izumi, Takateru ^c   Mishima, Michiaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kitano Hospital   (Japan)

^c Central Clinic in Kyoto   (Japan)

Author keywords

IgA nephropathy; Immunologic background; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE; PROTEINURIA; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0038215533     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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