An unusual endocarditis-induced crescentic glomerulonephritis treated by plasmapheresis

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 461-465

  Couzi, Lionel ^a   Morel, D ^a   Deminiere C ^a   Merville, P ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b CNRS Bordeaux Segalen University   (France)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Glomerulonephritis; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PARASANGUINIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 10644246769     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp62461     Document Type: Article

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