Crescentic post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis with nephrotic syndrome in the adult: Is aggressive therapy warranted?

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 375-380

  Raff, A ^a   Hebert, T ^a   Pullman, J ^a   Coco, M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Nephrotic syndrome; Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GATIFLOXACIN; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EDEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PHARYNGITIS; PROTEINURIA; RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 18744402744     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP63375     Document Type: Article

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