Acute liver failure due to leptospirosis successfully treated with MARS (molecular adsorbent recirculating system) dialysis

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 313-316

  Covic, Adrian ^a   Maftei, Irinel Doina ^a   Gusbeth Tatomir, Paul ^a  

^a C I PARHON NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Acute renal failure; Leptospirosis; Liver dialysis; Molecular adsorbend recirculating system

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CYTOLYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SURVIVAL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BILIRUBIN; DIALYSIS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34248204653     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-006-9102-9     Document Type: Article

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