Systemic Epstein-Barr virus infection associated with membranous nephropathy in children

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-164

  Araya, C E ^a   Gonzalez Peralta R P ^a   Skoda Smith, S ^a   Dharnidharka, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Immunosuppression; Liver transplant; Nephrotic syndrome; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; TSUKUBAENOLIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PEDIATRICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33644770073     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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