Hemolytic uremic syndrome with ischemic glomerulonephropathy and obliterative vasculopathy in a systemic sclerosis patient treated with cyclosporine-A

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 821-824

  Chen, Wei Sheng ^a   Young, An Hang ^b   Wang, Hon Pin ^a   Huang, De Feng ^a,b,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine A; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORINE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; RENAL ARTERY; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; STEROIDS; TAIWAN; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VASCULITIS;

EID: 67349176992     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0826-y     Document Type: Article

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