Acute Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in a Renal Allograft: An Unusual Complication of Fungal Infection

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 468-470

  Egbuna, Ogo ^a   Pavlakis, Martha ^a   Stillman, Isaac E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

candida; complications; crescents; fungal infection; Glomerulonephritis; renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CREATININE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TISSUE CULTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34548029755     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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