A case of necrotizing glomerulonephritis presenting with nephrotic syndrome associated with pulmonary cryptococcosis

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-78

  Nakayama, Masaru ^a   Hori, Kei ^b   Ishida, Itsuko ^b   Masutani, Kohsuke ^c   Katafuchi, Ritsuko ^d  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYUSHU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b Munakata Med Association Hospital   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FUKUOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Necrotizing glomerulonephritis; Nephrotic syndrome; Pulmonary cryptococcosis

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; NECROSIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 17744400578     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-004-0337-4     Document Type: Article

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