Rapid resolution of EPO-induced pure red cell aplasia after a course of immunoadsorption therapy using protein A columns

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Westerlund, Per ^b   Kurkus, Jan ^b   Segelmark, Mårten ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Erythropoietin (EPO); Immunoadsorption; Protein A; Pure red cell aplasia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 ANTIBODY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEIN A; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOADSORPTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; PURE RED CELL ANEMIA; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPOETIN ALFA; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PREDNISOLONE; RED-CELL APLASIA, PURE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SORPTION DETOXIFICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A;

EID: 20444401927     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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