Acute renal failure due to an aristolochic acid containing herbal remedy

Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 522-523

  Hutton, Holly ^a   Dowling, John ^a   Kerr, Peter ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; CASE REPORT; FATIGUE; GASTRITIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LETTER; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AGED; ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; BIOPSY; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862997298     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01570.x     Document Type: Letter

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