Oliguric acute renal failure following oral valacyclovir therapy [3]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-166

  Sugimoto, Toshiro ^a   Yasuda, M ^a   Sakaguchi, M ^a   Koyama, T ^a   Uzu, T ^a   Kashiwagi, A ^a   Isshiki, K ^b   Kanasaki, M ^b  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Otsu Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATININE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VALACICLOVIR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANURIA; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LETTER; MALE; OLIGURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 39049154939     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm154     Document Type: Letter

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