Fanconi's syndrome and subsequent progressive renal failure caused by a Chinese herb containing aristolochic acid

Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 126-129

  Lee, Sangho ^a   Lee, Taewon ^a   Lee, Byungcheol ^a   Choi, Hyuckjai ^a   Yang, Munho ^a   Ihm, Chun Gyoo ^a   Kim, Myungjae ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aristolochic acid; Fanconi's syndrome; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE HERB; CONJUNCTIVA; EOSINOPHILIA; FANCONI RENOTUBULAR SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KOREA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FANCONI SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE;

EID: 3042832097     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2003.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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