Favism presenting as an acute renal failure. Report of one case;Insuficiencia renal aguda secundaria como manifestación inicial de favismo en un adulto mayor. Caso clínico

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 140, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1043-1045

  Demetrio Torres, C ^a   Mauricio Chandia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Favism; Glucose 6 phosphate; Hemolysis; Jaundice

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAVISM; HUMAN; MALE;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AGED; FAVISM; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84871602023     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000800011     Document Type: Article

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