Extracorporeal photochemotherapy for the treatment of glomerulopathies with associated nephrotic syndrome

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-89

  Russo, Gaspare Elios ^a   Cavallini, Marco ^a   Centi, Alessia ^a   Baliva, Giannandrea ^b   Carraro, Michele ^c   Pugliese, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal photochemotherapy; Glomerulonephritis; Nephrotic syndrome; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULOPATHY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROTEINURIA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PHOTOPHERESIS; PROTEINURIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 77249117697     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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