Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as multiple bilateral renal masses

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 984-987

  Leung, Nelson ^a   Ytterberg, Steven R ^a   Blute, Michael L ^a   Lager, Donna J ^a   Specks, Ulrich ^a   Fervenza, Fernando C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti neutrophil cytoplasm antibody; Granulomatous inflammation; Renal masses; Vasculitis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ATENOLOL; AZITHROMYCIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METHOTREXATE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FATIGUE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY SURGERY; KIDNEY TUMOR; LEG PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NIGHT SWEAT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

AGED; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 1842418530     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh058     Document Type: Article

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