Successful treatment of recurrent Henoch-Schönlein purpura in a renal allograft with plasmapheresis

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 228-231

  Lee, J ^a   Clayton, F ^a   Shihab, F ^a   Goldfarb Rumyantzev, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; IgA nephropathy; Plasmapheresis; Recurrent diseases after transplantation; Renal graft loss; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; VALACICLOVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HENOCH SCHONLEIN PURPURA NEPHRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MESANGIUM CELL; NEPHRITIS; NEUTROPENIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIREMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHRITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; RECURRENCE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 37549062257     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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