Cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis in chronic hepatitis B infection

Renal Failure

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 518-522

  Enriquez R ^a   Sirvent, A E ^a   Andrada, E ^a   Escolano, C ^a   Rodriguez J C ^a   Millan I ^a   Gutierrez F ^a   Amoros F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Cryoglobulinemia; Glomerulonephritis; Hepatitis B; Nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

LAMIVUDINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; VIRUS DNA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LEG EDEMA; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PARESTHESIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME;

EID: 77952226176     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: 15256049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08860221003675252     Document Type: Article

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