Remission of hepatitis B virus-associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a cirrhotic patient after lamivudine therapy

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-215

  Wen, Y K ^a   Chen, M L ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatitis B virus; Lamivudine; Lonephritis; Membrano; Proliferative glomeru

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA INTERFERON; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LEG EDEMA; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MALAISE; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PARACENTESIS; REMISSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 33644767916     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP65211     Document Type: Article

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