Nephrotic syndrome after treatment of Crohn′s disease with mesalamine: Case report and literature review

Inflammatory bowel disease and its various treatments may affect the kidney in several ways. Recently, case reports have been published documenting the development of nephrotic syndrome after the treatment for inflammatory bowel disease with 5-aminosalicylic acid derivatives. We report a 50-year-old...

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Main Authors: Belal M Firwana, Rim Hasan, Walid Chalhoub, Mazen Ferwana, Jin-Yong Kang, Joshua Aron, Joseph Lieber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.94804