Duodenal villous atrophy associated with mycophenolate mofetil. Report of one case;Atrofia vellositaria duodenal inducida por micofenolato mofetil: Caso clínico

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 590-594

  Tapia E, Oscar ^a,b   Villaseca H, Miguel ^a,b   Sierralta Z, Armando ^c   Roa S, Juan Carlos ^a,b  

^a Departamento de Anatomía Patológica   (Spain)

^b Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN)   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Immunosuppressive agents; Mycophenolate mofetil

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DUODENUM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROVILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ATROPHY; BIOPSY; DUODENUM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROVILLI; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID;

EID: 77954676596     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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