Plasma exchange with immunosuppression in pulmonary alveolar haemorrhage due to leptospirosis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 429-433

  Trivedi, Samir V ^a   Vasava, Ashvin H ^a   Bhatia, Lovleen C ^a   Patel, Tinkal C ^a   Patel, Nimesh K ^a   Patel, Nehal T ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Leptospirosis; Plasma exchange; Pulmonary alveolar haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PULMONARY ALVEOLAR HEMORRHAGE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949714961     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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