Case report: Successful treatment of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with a novel rituximab regimen

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3994-3996

  Stewart, Z A ^a   Shetty, R ^a   Nair, R ^a   Reed, A I ^a   Brophy, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, MURINE-DERIVED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83655180793     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.10.051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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