Membranous glomerulopathy and treatment with acthar®: A case study

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 229-232

  Watson, Myra June ^a  

^a Divisions of Nephrology and Hypertension   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Membranous glomerulopathy; Membranous nephropathy; Nephrotic syndrome; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS OLMESARTAN; LISINOPRIL; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART RATE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84886056905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJNRD.S50660     Document Type: Article

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