Karyomegalic interstitial nephritis: A pitfall in urine cytology

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 179-182

  Palmer, David ^a   Lallu, Sharda ^a   Matheson, Philip ^a   Bethwaite, Peter ^a   Tompson, Keneth ^a  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cytology; Interstitial nephritis; Karyomegalic; Karyomegaly; Urine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; MAORI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL;

EID: 33847646280     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20603     Document Type: Article

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