Decoy cells due to polyomavirus BK infection in the urine sediment of a patient with lupus nephritis

Lupus

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1547-1548

  Poloni, J A Tesser ^a,b   Pinto, G Godinho ^b   Pasqualotto, A C ^b,c   Rotta, L N ^b  

^a Central Laboratory of Clinical Analysis   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c Molecular Biology Laboratory   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; POLYOMAVIRUS BK INFECTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINE SEDIMENT; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; BK VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES, VIRAL; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; URINALYSIS; URINE; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 84887931755     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: 14770962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203313504635     Document Type: Letter

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