Ethyl mercury poisoning during a protein A immunoadsorption treatment

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Koch, Michael ^a,b   Trapp, Rudolf ^a  

^a Center of Nephrology   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Guillain Barr syndrome; Mercury intoxication; Preservation solution; Protein A immunoadsorption

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PROTEIN A; STEROID; SUCCIMER; THIOMERSAL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOADSORPTION; MERCURIALISM; PLASMAPHERESIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; DISINFECTANTS; ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSORBENT TECHNIQUES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; THIMEROSAL;

EID: 31044450078     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.10.026     Document Type: Article

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