2000
CASE REPORT: Colonic Perforation in Unsuspected Amebic Colitis
Abbas M, Mulligan D, Ramzan N, Blair J, Smilack J, Shapiro M, Lidner T, Olden K. CASE REPORT: Colonic Perforation in Unsuspected Amebic Colitis. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2000, 45: 1836-1841. PMID: 11052328, DOI: 10.1023/a:1005561607130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseAmebic colitisStool specimensBowel diseaseInstitution of immunosuppressionPrompt diagnostic evaluationE. histolyticaFresh stool specimensSteroid therapyStool studiesColonic perforationDisastrous complicationSurgical specimenAntibiotic treatmentDiagnostic evaluationPrior historyCorrect diagnosisErroneous diagnosisColitisPatientsImproved diagnosisDiagnosisMicroscopic examinationResult of failureDisease
1997
Influence of steroid withdrawal on proteinuria in renal allograft recipients
Ghandour FZ, Knauss TC, Mulligan DC, Schulak JA, Hricik DE. Influence of steroid withdrawal on proteinuria in renal allograft recipients. Clinical Transplantation 1997, 11: 395-398. PMID: 9361929, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.1997.tb00840.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnalysis of VarianceAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAzathioprineChi-Square DistributionChronic DiseaseCreatinineCyclosporineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlucocorticoidsGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsKidney TransplantationLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrednisoneProteinuriaRecurrenceTransplantation, HomologousConceptsSteroid withdrawalUrinary protein excretionAllograft rejectionProtein excretionPrimary renal transplant recipientsAcute allograft rejectionRenal allograft recipientsRenal transplant recipientsChronic allograft rejectionSpot urine specimensAcute rejectionAllograft recipientsSteroid therapyTransplant recipientsClinical variablesUrine creatinineUrine specimensPatientsProteinuriaWithdrawalExcretionRecipientsRejectionCreatinineTransplantation