Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis as an unusual type of renal involvement in sarcoidosis: a case report by K. Graňák, M. Vnučák, P. Kleinová, T. Blichová, A. Kollár, I. Dedinská

“…Case presentation We describe the clinical case of a 49-year-old patient of Caucasian ethnicity with a history of sarcoidosis of the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes who was hospitalized for acute kidney injury, hypercalcemia, hypoxemic respiratory insufficiency, general weakness, weight loss, and fever. …”
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Clinical presentation of human leptospirosis in febrile patients: Urabá, Colombia. by Pablo Uribe-Restrepo, Janeth Perez-Garcia, Margarita Arboleda, Claudia Munoz-Zanzi, Piedad Agudelo-Florez

“…<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis is responsible for various clinical syndromes, classically linked with fever and acute kidney injury.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>A prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in six health institutions in the region of Urabá, Colombia. …”
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An Unusual Case of Anti-GBM Antibody Elevation in HIV-Associated Nephropathy by Vinay Minocha, Raafat Makary, Andreea Poenariu

“…We present a case of a 27-year-old African American female with a history of schizophrenia, cocaine abuse, and HIV infection who upon admission to our hospital was found to have severe acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis. Urine studies revealed nephrotic range proteinuria and a serological workup was positive for anti-GBM antibody elevation with a value of 91 units (normal: 0–20 units). …”
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Fungal Bezoar: A Rare Cause of Ureteral Obstruction by Nabil Zeineddine, Wissam Mansour, Sandy El Bitar, Marco Campitelli, Neville Mobarakai

“…Physical examination revealed right flank tenderness with fever and hypotension; laboratory findings showed acute kidney injury and large blood and leucocytes in the urine. …”
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Renal Replacement Therapy in Children in the Developing World: Challenges and Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital in Southeast Nigeria by Odutola Israel Odetunde, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Samuel Nkachukwu Uwaezuoke, Bertilla Uzoma Ezeonwu, Oluchi Mildred Ukoha

“…A 5-year observational, retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the indications, the availability, the accessibility, the sustainability, and the outcome of children managed for acute kidney injury (AKI) and end stage kidney disease (ESKD) who required renal replacement therapy RRT in Enugu, southeast Nigeria. …”
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Tracheal perforation and subcutaneous emphysema secondary to pseudomembranous invasive Aspergillus tracheobronchitis successfully managed with endotracheal tube manipulation by Kazushige Shiraishi, Takkin Lo

“…His postoperative course in the intensive care unit was complicated by septic shock, acute kidney injury, and failed extubation due to airway compromise. …”
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Management of COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Case Series by Maruhum Bonar H. Marbun, Riahdo J. Saragih, Tantika Andina

“…The mortality rate was 42.1%. Acute kidney injury (AKI) was present in six (31.6%) of KTRs, five (83.3%) of whom were nonsurvivors. …”
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COVID-19 and APOL-1 High-Risk Genotype-Associated Collapsing Glomerulonephritis by Sasmit Roy, Srikanth Kunaparaju, Narayana Murty Koduri, Vikram Sangani, Mytri Pokal, Venu Madhav Konala, Mamtha Balla, Sreedhar Adapa

“…Though primarily affecting the lungs, it has also affected the kidney in various ways including acute kidney injury (AKI), proteinuria, and hematuria. It has been increasingly shown that African American (AA) individuals affected with COVID-19 and presenting with AKI and nephrotic-range proteinuria are very susceptible to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). …”
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Acute Interstitial Nephritis in a Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer under Immunotherapy with Nivolumab by Panagiotis I. Georgianos, Vasilios Vaios, Eleni Leontaridou, Georgia Karayannopoulou, Triantafyllia Koletsa, Athanasios Sioulis, Elias V. Balaskas, Pantelis E. Zebekakis

“…We present the case of a 60-year-old man with a history of non-small cell lung cancer, who developed acute kidney injury (AKI) approximately 3.5 months after initiation of immunotherapy with nivolumab. …”
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STAT3 inhibition ameliorates renal interstitial inflammation in MRL/lpr mice with diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis by Jianfen Zhu, Yijing Chen, Yulan Chen, Yinqiu Lv, Tianxin Chen

“…Background and objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common and severe clinical syndromes of diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis (DPLN), of which poor prognosis is indicated by aggravated renal function deterioration. …”
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A Case of Alport Syndrome with Posttransplant Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease despite Negative Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Antibodies by EIA Treated with Plasmapheres... by Sumiko I. Armstead, Thomas Hellmark, Jorgen Wieslander, Xin J. Zhou, Ramesh Saxena, Nilum Rajora

“…Six days after transplantation, he developed acute kidney injury. The serum anti-GBM IgG was negative by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). …”
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Management of hepatorenal syndrome and associated outcomes: a systematic review by Anahid Hamidianjahromi, Jamshid Roozbeh, Shahrokh Ezzatzadegan Jahromi, Mohamad Hossein Rezazadeh, Leila Malekmakan

“…Background Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), a multiorgan condition of acute kidney injury, is seen in advanced liver disease. …”
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Net buffer load during regional citrate anticoagulated continuous renal replacement therapy. by Innas Forsal, Dominique Pouchoulin, Viktoria Roos, Jorge Echeverri, Marcus Ewert Broman

“…<h4>Background</h4>Regionally anticoagulated continuous renal replacement therapy with citrate is the first choice for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. If citrate that reaches the patient exceeds the metabolic capacity, metabolic alkalosis will follow. …”
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Recurrent Massive Hydrothorax in a Patient with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by K. S. Zemlyanukhina, I. N. Tikhonov, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, R. Т. Rzayev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Laboratory tests revealed signs of systemic inflammation, liver failure, and acute kidney injury. According to the results of instrumental studies, massive hydrothorax was noted in the right pleural cavity. …”
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A Study of Hypothyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients by Sudharsanan V, Prabhu Shankar S, Viknesh V

“…Patients with medication histories that could influence thyroid function or those with acute kidney injury were excluded. Detailed clinical assessments and laboratory analyses of renal and thyroid functions were performed. …”
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Рerioperative period of high-risk patients with coronary artery disease by O.K. Gogayeva

“…In the postoperative period, 40 (20.6 %) patients developed paroxysmal atrial fibrillations. Acute kidney injury with increase in creatinine by 50 % occurred in 2 (1.03 %) patients. …”
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Circadian Clock Gene Bmal1: A Molecular Bridge from AKI to CKD by Songyuan Yang, Zehua Ye, Lijia Chen, Xiangjun Zhou, Wei Li, Fan Cheng

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) represent two frequently observed clinical conditions. …”
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Nephroprotective effects of Foeniculum vulgare mill (Apiaceae Family) hydromethanol leaf extract against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity on Swiss albino mice by Kibur Hunie Tesfa, Chernet Desalegn Gebeyehu, Tiget Ayelgn Mengstie, Hiwot Tezera Endale

“…Background: Cisplatin-induced kidney damage is one of the causes of acute kidney injury that increases morbidity. Therefore, it is mandatory to seek effective, affordable, and safe drugs for the prevention and curative effects of kidney toxicity caused by cisplatin. …”
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Influence of Overweight and Obesity on Morbidity and Mortality among Hospitalized Patients in Sri Lanka: A Single-Center Analysis by M. D. S. A. Dilrukshi, V. Thotamuna, D. J. Senarath Yapa, L. De Silva, P. Ranasinghe, P. Katulanda

“…Patients with either generalized or central obesity had significantly higher in-hospital mortality (4.8% versus 2.5%, p=0.031) and acute kidney injury (AKI) (3.9% versus 1.2%) (p=0.001) compared to normal weight. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis Induced by Diabetic Ketoacidosis with Major Hypertriglyceridemia: Report of Four Cases by Karama Bouchaala, Mabrouk Bahloul, Sabrine Bradii, Hela Kallel, Kamilia Chtara, Mounir Bouaziz

“…Two patients recovered to a good health state, and the two others developed septic shock, requiring the use of large-spectrum antibiotics, and acute kidney injury (AKI) with refractory metabolic acidosis, requiring hemodialysis. …”
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