Pneumonitis caused by sirolimus: Improvement after switching to everolimus;Neumonitis por sirolimus: Resolución tras conversión a everolimus

Nefrologia

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 490-491

  Calle, L ^a   Tejada, C ^a   Lancho, C ^a   Mazuecos, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; EVEROLIMUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; RAPAMYCIN;

CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; REMISSION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; REMISSION INDUCTION; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 72749088300     PISSN: 02116995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3265/NEFROLOGIA.2009.29.5.5240.EN.FULL     Document Type: Letter

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