Infection Related Glomerulonephritis Associated with Staphylococcus epidermidis in the Absence of Prosthetic Material by Samer Mohandes, Eshetu Obole, Anjali Satoskar, Hari Polenakovik

“…We report a case of a 72-year-old diabetic male who developed infection-related glomerulonephritis (IRGN) in the setting of severe Staphylococcus epidermidis infection. He required renal replacement therapy for 6 weeks, but had full recovery of his kidney function with aggressive treatment of the infection. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Zellweger Syndrome: Case Report by Bilgin Kütükcü, Meral Topçu, Sinan Beksaç, Ronald J. Wanders

“… Zellweger syndrome (ZS) (Cerebro-Hepato-Renal syndrome) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by an absence or marked decrease in peroxisomes, resulting in profound muscular hypotonia and death in the neonatal period. …”
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A Report of Two Cases of Hazards Associated with High Flow Arteriovenous Fistula in ESRD Patients by Vipuj Shah, Rakesh Navuluri, Yolanda Becker, Mary Hammes

“…High flow arteriovenous fistulas are a common clinical entity affecting patients with end-stage renal failure receiving hemodialysis. Given the difficulty in predicting who will develop a high flow arteriovenous fistula the exact prevalence is unclear. …”
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Spontaneous Ureterocolic Fistula between Nonfunctioning Kidney Transplant Ureter and Colon in Setting of Diverticulitis by Madison K. Krischak, Jeffrey R. Ord, Ashton A. Connor, Andrew S. Barbas

“…We describe the case of a patient with three prior failed kidney transplants who developed a fistula between the sigmoid colon and nonfunctioning renal transplant ureter in the setting of diverticulitis.…”
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Ethics in the nursing care to patients on haemodialysis treatment by Janairy Rosales Origuela, Jayce Díaz Díaz, Beatriz Molina Ramírez, Osmel Chávez Troya

“…Patients with chronic terminal renal failure, treated with haemodialysis, have experienced a significant increase in Cuba, similarly to more developed countries. …”
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Recombinant human erythropoietin, and myocardial and cerebral acute ischemia: implications for clinical use. by Rafael Alejandro Gómez Baute, Liermis Dita Salabert, Yaney González Yglesias, Tamara Guerra Alfonso, Maritza Cabrera Zamora

“…Recombinant human erythropoietin has been used for more than two decades in clinical practice with promising results in the treatment of anemia associated with chronic renal insufficiency and in patients with cancer. …”
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Incidental Diagnosis of Oligosymptomatic Bilateral Perirenal Erdheim–Chester Disease during Emergency Investigation for COVID-19 Infection by Juliano Cordova Vargas, Caio Cardozo, Renata Stanzione, Lucas Fiore, Felipe D'Almeida Costa, Rodrigo Fonseca Abreu, Nelson Hamerschlak, Guilherme Perini

“…While undergoing diagnostic tests for COVID-19 infection, tomography revealed asymptomatic bilateral perirenal tumors, while renal function remained unaltered. ECD was suggested as an incidental diagnosis and confirmed by core needle biopsy. …”
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Vancomycin-Induced DRESS Syndrome: An Important Concern in Orthopedic Surgery by Emma Littlehales, Odhrán Murray, Robert Dunsmuir

“…The criteria for diagnosis of DRESS, including the RegiSCAR scoring system and commonly affected systems (renal, cardiac, and hepatic), are detailed, and we also discuss evidence for steroid treatment and considerations important in the use of this.…”
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An Unusual Case of Bilateral Empyema Associated with Bee Sting by Srinivasa Kaligonahalli Venkataramanappa, Amban Gowda, Srinivas Raju, Vijeth Harihar

“…The rare manifestations of the disease include encephalitis, polyneuritis, myocardial infarction, pulmonary edema, bleeding manifestations, and renal failure. Bee sting infections are rare and no field studies have been performed to determine the exact sequence of events that lead to infection of bee stings and if not treated properly can lead to fatal outcomes. …”
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Stauffer’s Syndrome in Patient with Metastatic Prostate Cancer by Andris Romašovs, Aldis Puķītis, Viktorija Mokricka, Elina Frolova

“…Classically Stauffer syndrome has been described in renal cell cancer patients. In literature cholestasis as manifestation of paraneoplastic syndrome has also been described in patients with prostate adenocarcinoma and pancreatic and bronchogenic carcinoma. …”
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Can Islet Transplantation Possibly Reduce Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes by Jeffrey S. Isenberg, Fouad Kandeel

“…Recent analysis of mortality in several cohorts suggests that IT has possible survival benefits when used alone or in conjunction with renal transplantation. Multi-center prospective studies with long-term follow-up of individuals that receive stand-alone IT versus individuals who qualify for but do not undergo the procedure would seem reasonable to undertake to confirm an IT survival benefit.…”
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A 20-Year-Old Man with IgA Vasculitis following COVID-19 Vaccination by Abdulaziz Alsubaie, Abdulmajeed Alshabanat, Abdulrahman Almizel, Mohammed Omair, Rahaf Alodaini

“…The patient’s symptoms were mainly skin and joint without renal or other system involvement. The patient had an excellent outcome with complete resolution after treatment with steroid tapering and azathioprine as a steroid-sparing agent over 6 months.…”
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Multiple Extramedullary Plasmacytoma with Lytic Bony Lesions: A Rare Case Report by Akhlak Hussain, Mohinder Singh, Kuldip Singh, Harjot Bagga

“…There was no anemia, hypercalcemia, or renal insufficiency. Conclusion. Extramedullary plasmacytoma can involve multiple organs at a time including bones and soft tissue without involving bone marrow.…”
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Geriatric Chest Imaging: When and How to Image the Elderly Lung, Age-Related Changes, and Common Pathologies by J. Gossner, R. Nau

“…Imaging strategies have to be adjusted to the needs of frail patients, for example, immobility, impossibility for long breath holds, renal insufficiency, or poor peripheral venous access. …”
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Cardiovascular Activities of of the bradykinin system by Jagdish N. Sharma

“…In addition, stable kinin agonists may also be available in the future astherapeutic agents for cardiovascular and renal disorders. However, there are alsopossibilities of adverse effects that may be caused by these compounds.…”
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Aspectos psicosociales asociados con la calidad de vida de personas con enfermedades crónicas by Stefano Vinaccia, Lina María Orozco

“…Adicionalmente, se resumen algunos trabajos en los que se ha evaluado el importante papel que juegan diferentes variables psicológicas y sociales en el mantenimiento, recuperación o pérdida de la salud en cinco enfermedades crónicas: infarto, diabetes, cáncer, VIH-SIDA, insuficiencia renal.…”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Severe Sepsis Treatment. by Julio Héctor Jova Dueñas, Diosdania Alfonso Falcón, Marcos Diosdado Iraola Ferrer, Inti Santana Carballosa, José Noel Marrero.

“…It is a syndrome of inflammatory systemic response caused by documented infection (clinical and/or microbiological), associated with organic dysfunction (respiratory, renal, hepatic, cardiovascular, haematological and neurological), hypotension or hypoperfusion. …”
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Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate? by Gordon CK Dow, Anthony W Chow

“…In the first case, Legionella pneumophila and Klebsiella pneumoniae were identified in a 24-year-old post renal transplant patient with a right upper lobe pulmonary abscess. …”
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Blastocystis and Schistosomiasis Coinfection in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease by Colin R. Young, Fred E. Yeo

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) represent a spectrum of impaired immunity with effects on cellular immunity, soluble immune factors, and inflammation. …”
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Peritoneal Dialysis Drop-out: Causes and Prevention Strategies by Kunal Chaudhary

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a renal replacement therapy (RRT) has become wide spread since its inception more than twenty-five years back. …”
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