Severe pneumonia in mycophenolate mofetil combined with low-dose corticosteroids-treated patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy

Severe pneumonia in mycophenolate mofetil combined with low-dose corticosteroids-treated patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy

The tolerance of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF; Shanghai Roche, China) in Lee Classes III, IV, and V immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remains unclear. This article reports nine cases of severe pneumonia (SP), including pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia, and its risk fa...

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Main Authors: Qi-Jun Wan, Hao-Fei Hu, Yong-Cheng He, Shao-Dong Luan, Hong-Tao Chen, Hong-Ping Liu, Tong Li, Yi Xu, Hui-Li Xu, Ying Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Cytomegalovirus
IgA nephropathy
Mycophenolate mofetil
Pneumocystis pneumonia
Severe pneumonia
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