Rapid onset intratubular calcification following renal transplantation requiring urgent parathyroidectomy

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-51

  Sewpaul, A ^a,b   Sayer, J A ^a,b   Mohamed, M A S ^a   Ahmed, A ^a   Shaw, M ^a   Prabhu, V R ^c   Wood, K ^c   Jones, N A ^b   Talbot, D ^a   Kanagasundaram, N S ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypercalcemia; Hyperparathyroidism; Intratubular calcification; Parathyroidectomy; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALUCAP; BASILIXIMAB; CALCIUM; CREATININE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE BINDING AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; SEVELAMER; TACROLIMUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERCALCIURIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM;

EID: 34447283761     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp68047     Document Type: Article

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