American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages A33-A35 , April 2010

Quiz Page April 2010: Decreased Kidney Function Associated With Fever and Aseptic Meningitis

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 Case provided and authored by Jasmin Levallois, MD,1 Annie-Claude Labbé, MD,2 Denis Ouimet, MD,1 and Michel Vallée, MD, PhD,1 Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 1Division of Nephrology, and 2Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Montreal University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Address correspondence to Michel Vallée, MD, PhD, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Nephrology Division, University of Montreal, 5415 blv de l'Assomption, Montréal, H1T2M4, Quebec, Canada. E-mail: mvallee.hmr@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

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PII: S0272-6386(09)01317-1

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.09.029

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages A33-A35 , April 2010

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