Crystalline-induced kidney disease: A case for urine microscopy

Clinical Kidney Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 131-136

  Luciano, Randy L ^a   Perazella, Mark A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Light chains; Methotrexate; Uric acid; Urine microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM OXALATE; CREATININE; CRYSTALLIN; CYCLOSPORIN; ESTERASE; FOLINIC ACID; GLYCOLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; OXALIC ACID; PYRIMETHAMINE; STEROID; SULFADIAZINE; UREA; URIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRYSTALLINE INDUCED KIDNEY DISEASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIGHT CHAIN; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOMA; NEUROTOXOPLASMOSIS; PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; TOXOPLASMOSIS; URIC ACID NEPHROPATHY; URINALYSIS; URINARY CAST; URINE PH; URINE SEDIMENT;

EID: 84933507567     PISSN: 20488505     EISSN: 20488513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfu105     Document Type: Editorial

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