IgA deficiency and membranous glomerulonephritis presenting as nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 662-664

  Kawasaki, Yukihiko ^a   Suzuki, Junzo ^a   Onishi, Noriko ^a   Takahashi, Ai ^a   Isome, Masato ^a   Suzuki, Hitoshi ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Five year old boy; Glomerulonephritis; IgA deficiency; Membranous GN; Nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STAGING; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GLOMERULUS; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME;

EID: 21244475662     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-004-1720-9     Document Type: Article

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