Medical management of bilateral renal malakoplakia.
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چکیده
Renal malakoplakia is reported in an 11 year old girl with myelomeningocele and associated neuropathic bladder. She is the first reported child to have survived bilateral renal malakoplakia with full recovery of renal function after medical management.
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End stage renal disease due to bilateral renal malakoplakia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 60 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985