Plasmapheresis in renal diseases: Personal experience
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Plasmapheresis in immunologic renal disease.
Plasmapheresis has been used in the management of immunologic renal disease for the last 40 years. The rationale behind this approach is to remove pathogenic immune mediators, such as autoantibodies and immune complexes, from the circulation. There may also be benefit in depleting proinflammatory molecules, such as complement components and coagulation factors. Initial experience was gained in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1319-2442
DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.148763