Long-term immunosuppressive treatment of a child with Takayasu's arteritis and high IgE immunoglobulins

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-69

  Brunette, Michèle G ^a   Bonny, Yvette ^a   Spigelblatt, Linda ^a   Barrette, Gaétan ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

High IgE; Long term immunosuppressives; Takayasu's arteritis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDNISONE;

AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL CIRCULATION; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS; TESTIS;

EID: 9044231358     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00863450     Document Type: Article

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