Reversible thick ascending limb dysfunction and aseptic meningitis syndrome: Early manifestation in two leptospirosis patients

Renal Failure

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 639-646

  Kuo, Huey Liang ^a   Lin, Chun Liang ^a   Huang, Chiu Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Aseptic meningitis syndrome; Leptospirosis; Thick ascending limb dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CEFTIZOXIME; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUBULE FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACIDOSIS, RENAL TUBULAR; ADULT; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME;

EID: 0043124526     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JDI-120022556     Document Type: Review

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