HCV infection complicated with nephrotic syndrome, immune complex crescentic glomerulonephritis and acute renal failure: A case report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 470-474

  Chen, Yi Chun ^a   Kuo, Mei Chuan ^a,b   Chen, Hung Chun ^a,b   Lai, Yung Hsiung ^a,b   Hwang, Shang Jyh ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crescentic glomerulonephritis; HCV infection; HCV associated autoimmune disease; Nephrotic syndrome; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; IMMUNE COMPLEX CRESCENTIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PURPURA; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 27844483355     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70153-6     Document Type: Article

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