Nephrotic syndrome as the presenting feature of malignant thymoma.
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Key words: cyclosporin A; membranous glomerulo-normal. An echo-Doppler eliminated renal-vein thrombosis. Percutaneous renal biopsy showed a minimal-nephritis; minimal-change glomerulonephritis; nephro-tic syndrome; pure red cell aplasia;thymoma change glomerulonephritis: at light-microscopy all glomeruli appeared normal, there were a few epithelial alterations of the proximal tubules and moderate pari-etal fibrosis of the vessels; with immunofluorescence
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
دوره 12 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997