Plasma exchange improves graft survival in patients with recurrent focal glomerulosclerosis after renal transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-157

  Deegens, Jeroen K J ^a   Andresdottir, Margret B ^a   Croockewit, Sandra ^a   Wetzels, Jack F M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Focal glomerulosclerosis; Plasma exchange; Plasmapheresis dependence; Recurrent renal disease; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DACLIZUMAB; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442682717     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.tb00420.x     Document Type: Article

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