Rapidly-progressive glomerulonephritis in a patient with Behcet's disease: Successful treatment with intravenous cyclophosphamide

Rheumatology International

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 540-542

  Kim, Sung Dong ^a   Kim, Sang Hyon ^a   Kim, Hae Rim ^a,b   Yoon, Chong Hyeon ^a   Lee, Sang Heon ^a,b   Park, Sung Hwan ^a   Kim, Ho Youn ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Cyclophosphamide; Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON ULCER; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PUSTULE; RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; RETINA VASCULITIS; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144446360     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0621-y     Document Type: Article

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