Postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome in a 17-year-old Filipina primigravid

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1283-1285

  Anacleto, Francisco E ^a   Cifra, Christina L ^a   Elises, Joel S ^a  

^a PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PHILIPPINES; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CESAREAN SECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; KIDNEY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLASMA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDNISONE; PREGNANCY; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0346900922     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-003-1261-7     Document Type: Article

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