Acute oxalate nephropathy causing late renal transplant dysfunction due to enteric hyperoxaluria

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1755-1758

  Rankin, A C ^a   Walsh, S B ^b   Summers, S A ^c   Owen, M P ^d   Mansell, M A ^e  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute oxalate nephropathy; Diarrhea; Enteric hyperoxaluria; Fat malabsorption; Renal allograft; Renal allograft dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; INSULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PANCREAS ENZYME; PREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE OXALATE NEPHROPATHY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; ENZYME REPLACEMENT; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPEROXALURIA; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TUBULE DAMAGE; LIPID ABSORPTION; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CALCIUM OXALATE; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; HUMANS; HYPEROXALURIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48349098699     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02288.x     Document Type: Article

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