Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in Renal Transplantation Recipient: A Case Report

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1986-1988

  Ulusoy, S ^a   Ozkan G ^a   Bektas D ^a   Kaynar, K ^a   Cansiz, M ^a   Kazaz, N ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; LANSOPRAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953666760     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.02.078     Document Type: Article

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