Acute renal failure and liver necrosis associated to allopurinol therapy

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 190-191

  Biagioni, E ^a   Marietta, M ^a   Busani, S ^a   Rinaldi, L ^a   Girardis, M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ATENOLOL; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARACETAMOL; URIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; HYPERURICEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER NECROSIS; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ALLOPURINOL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856453231     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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