A case of chronic renal dysfunction following treatment with oral acyclovir

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 770-772

  Kumari Sodhi, Punita ^a,c   Ratan, Simmi K ^b  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Safdarjung Development Area   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CALCIUM; CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; FERROUS SULFATE; FUROSEMIDE; RANITIDINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0242288461     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540310016574-1     Document Type: Article

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