Wegener's granulomatosis in pregnancy: A novel approach to management

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Masterson, Rosemary ^a,b   Pellicano, Rebecca ^a,b   Bleasel, Karl ^a   McMahon, Lawrence P ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SUNSHINE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

intravenous immunoglobulin; pregnancy; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEMATURIA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYARTHRITIS; PREECLAMPSIA; REMISSION; TERATOGENICITY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; REMISSION INDUCTION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 4544385961     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.06.028     Document Type: Article

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