Fever in dialysis patients with recently rejected renal allografts

Sever M., Turkmen A., Yildiz A., Ecder T., Orhan Y.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, vol.21, no.7, pp.403-407, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.403-407
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction. Fever of unknown origin is a complex problem in dialysis patients with recently rejected renal allografts, due to the contribution of the newly withheld immunosuppressive agents to the immunosuppression of uremia, resulting in an atypical presentation of infections, a main cause of fever in these cases.