Can rhabdomyolysis be the only cause of acute renal failure in leptospirosis? [4]

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2580-2581

  Libório, Alexandre B ^a  

^a Pediatric Gastroenterologist   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; DIALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MYALGIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SODIUM EXCRETION; URINE COLOR; URINE VOLUME;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 27644499613     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfi073     Document Type: Letter

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