Sudden hearing loss associated with high levels of calcineurin inhibitors after liver transplantation

Transplantationsmedizin: Organ der Deutschen Transplantationsgesellschaft

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-35

  Rifai, Kinan ^a   Klempnauer, J ^a   Manns, M P ^a   Strassburg, Ch P ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Immunosuppression; Liver transplantation; Neurotoxicity syndromes; Sudden hearing loss; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISOLONE; TSUKUBAENOLIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING AID; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEAFNESS;

EID: 33751098780     PISSN: 09469648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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