Eosinophilic glomerulonephritis in children in Southwestern Uganda

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 569-573

  Walker, A ^a   Ellis, J ^a   Irama, M ^a   Senkungu, J ^a   Nansera, D ^a   Axton, J ^a   Coward, R J ^c   Peat, D S ^b   Bode, H H ^a   Mathieson, P W ^c,d  

^a MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Childhood; HIV; Malaria; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOM; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UGANDA;

EID: 33947123806     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002085     Document Type: Article

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