Cytomegalovirus Glomerulitis in a Renal Allograft

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 188-192

  Cathro, Helen P ^a   Schmitt, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

allograft; cytomegalovirus; focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; glomerulitis; Kidney

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS GLOMERULITIS; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULITIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANCICLOVIR; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISOLONE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 45549098050     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.02.362     Document Type: Article

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