Glomerular lipid deposition: A clue to illicit intravenous drug use

Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-359

  Lim, Andy K H ^a   Dowling, John P ^a   Kanellis, John ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CODEINE; ILLICIT DRUG; MIRTAZAPINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LIPID STORAGE; LOW BACK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; LIPID METABOLISM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 65349147683     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2009.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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