## Abstract Carboplatin has been reported to cause acute renal failure when administered in high doses to adult patients. We report a 4 1/2‐year‐old girl who was treated with high‐dose carboplatin for metastatic parameningeal embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. Acute renal failure developed followed by a s
High-dose intravenous IgG treatment and acute renal failure
✍ Scribed by B. Veber; I. Mohammedi; B. Gachot; J. P. Bédos; M. Wolff
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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