Pathological evidence of rhabdomyolysis-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis accompanying Legionella pneumophila pneumonia

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1062-1063

  Shimura, C ^a   Saraya, T ^a   Wada, H ^a   Takata, S ^a   Mikura, S ^a   Yasutake, T ^a   Kato, J ^a   Kato, A ^a   Yamamoto, M ^a   Watanabe, M ^a   Yokoyama, T ^a   Kurai, D ^a   Ishii, H ^a   Aoshima, M ^a   Yamada, A ^a   Goto, H ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MYOGLOBIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINE CULTURE; COMPLICATION; KIDNEY; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; PATHOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 51349086405     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.057000     Document Type: Article

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