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Phenylbutazone nephrotoxicity — A light and electron microscopic study

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This report concerns a young man who developed jaundice and anuria following ingestion of phenylbutazone. In addition to light microscopical findings, details of the ultrastructural changes in the kidney are described.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Jervis Street Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    G. D. Doyle, E. Campbell, N. Gavin, P. Garrett & M. Carmody

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Doyle, G.D., Campbell, E., Gavin, N. et al. Phenylbutazone nephrotoxicity — A light and electron microscopic study. I.J.M.S. 152, 435–439 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02958705

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