Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 90-92 , October 2005

Adult Nephrotic Syndrome with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

  • Ramazan Danis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Sehmus Ozmen

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey
    • Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr. Sehmus Ozmen, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey. Fax: (+90) 412 84 40
    • ,
  • Serif Yilmaz

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey
    • Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Orhan Yazanel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey

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PII: S1561-5413(09)60220-9

doi: 10.1016/S1561-5413(09)60220-9

Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 90-92 , October 2005

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