An unrecognized cause of oedema in a patient with lupus nephritis: Protein losing enteropathy

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2149-2150

  Wu, Chia Chao ^a   Lin, Shih Hua ^a   Chu, Pauling ^a   Lai, Jenn Haung ^a   Chang, Deh Ming ^a   Lin, Yuh Feng ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypoalbuminaemia; Oedema; Protein losing enteropathy; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TC 99M; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; LABORATORY TEST; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; PROTEINURIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 4344680259     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh226     Document Type: Article

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