title: Therapeutic plasma exchange and renal related vasculitis: therapeutic apheresis academy 2010.
abstract: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), a form of extracorporeal therapy, has been used in the management of many systemic conditions some of which include the systemic vasculitides that affect the kidneys. The following is a mini review of what is known about renal related indications for TPE in such conditions and the evidence based literature available as presented at the Therapeutic Apheresis Academy in September 2010.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA. rb8mh@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Rasheed A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Balogun
authors.forename: Emaad M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Abdel-Rahman
mesh_terms: D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000628:therapy; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000628:therapy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010951:Plasma Exchange / Q000379:methods*; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000379:methods*; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000628:therapy; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000628:therapy*