Combination pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy precipitating acute failure and exacerbating IgA nephropathy [2]

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2155-

  Gordon, Adam ^a   Menahem, Solomon ^a   Mitchell, Joanne ^a   Jenkins, Peter ^a   Dowling, John ^a   Roberts, Stuart K ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMATURIA; HEMOLYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; URINALYSIS;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HEMATURIA; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RIBAVIRIN;

EID: 4344682858     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh336     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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3. Dimitrov Y, Heibel F, Marcellin L, Chantrel F, Moulin B, Hannedouche T. Acute renal failure and nephrotic syndrome with alpha interferon therapy. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1997; 12: 200-203