Jerky Movement with Ceftazidime: A Case of Ceftazidime-Induced Neurotoxicity with a Review of the Literature by Mohammed Al-Sadawi, Romy Rodriguez Ortega, Natalie Sun, Madina Abdurahimova, Samy I. McFarlane

“…Neurotoxicity manifested as confusion and seizures has been recognized as a side effect of multiple cephalosporins including ceftazidime. Renal impairment and inappropriate dosing are the most common contributors to the development of neurological abnormalities in patients receiving these antibiotics. …”
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A Giant Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Arising within a Villous Adenoma of the Urachus: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Steven Joniau, Evelyne Lerut, Hein Van Poppel

“…The tumor was incidentally discovered during investigations for renal failure. Initial transurethral biopsies showed only a villous adenoma of the urachus. …”
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Pericardial Tamponade: An Uncommon Clinical Presentation in cANCA Related Vasculitis and Glomerulonephritis in Association with Very High Titres of ANA by Amaresh Vanga, Amna Z. Rana, Jolanta Kowalewska, Harlan Rust

“…He was found to have acute renal failure which progressively got better with cyclophosphamide.…”
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Ureteritis Cystica Presenting with Atrophic Kidney: Report of a Case by Ayca Tan, Saime Unluoglu, Umit Bayol, Sehnaz Emil Sayhan, Deniz Altinel

“…Ureteritis cystica is a rare proliferative condition that is found predominantly in the bladder, renal pelvis, and upper ureter. It may occlude the ureteral lumen and should be considered in the reasons for an atrophic kidney. …”
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Metastatic Bladder Cancer Presenting with Persistent Hematuria in Young Man with Cystic Fibrosis by Premal Patel, Harvey R. Rabin, Michael M. Vickers, Michael D. Parkins

“…Renal colic is observed at an increased frequency in patients with CF relative to the general population and is a commonly recognized cause of hematuria. …”
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Anti- and Protumorigenic Effects of PPARγ in Lung Cancer Progression: A Double-Edged Sword by Howard Li, Mary C. M. Weiser-Evans, Raphael Nemenoff

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Methylation-Demethylation Dynamics: Implications of Changes in Acute Kidney Injury by Anubhav Chakraborty, Pragasam Viswanathan

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Nephrotic Syndrome as an Extramuscular Manifestation of Anti-EJ Antibody-Positive Dermatomyositis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Syoko Tsubouchi, Takahiro Mizuuchi, Yusuke Yamamoto, Daiki Fujimori, Kayo Ishii, Mayu Tago, Eri Kato, Hiroaki Mori, Haeru Hayashi, Koichiro Tahara, Tetsuji Sawada

“…Renal involvement is underestimated as an extramuscular manifestation of dermatomyositis (DM). …”
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Peritoneal Dialysis in Diabetics: There Is Room for More by P. Cotovio, A. Rocha, A. Rodrigues

“…End stage renal disease diabetic patients suffer from worse clinical outcomes under dialysis-independently of modality. …”
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Two Cases of Heavy Chain MGUS by Jan Van Keer, Björn Meijers, Michel Delforge, Gregor Verhoef, Koen Poesen

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Too Much Salt to My Taste: An Entity to Think about in Neonatal Hypernatremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Marwa El Masri, Lidiya Samotiy-Hanna, Ramy Ghabril, Yolla Nassif, Dany Al Hamod

“…To our knowledge, the following reported case of severe neonatal hypernatremic dehydration associated with acute renal failure has the most elevated breast milk sodium content, serum sodium, and serum creatinine levels described in the literature. …”
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Long-term Conservative Follow-up in Children with High-grade Vesicoureteral Reflux and an Abnormal Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scan by Pankaj V Deshpande

“…Aim: High-grade vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) with an abnormal dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan is considered to be a high risk for recurrent urine infections (UTIs) and advised surgery in most parts of India to prevent the high risk of UTIs and renal damage. In this retrospective study, we looked at 82 children with high-grade VUR and abnormal DMSA, having conservative follow-ups, to determine if they had recurrent UTIs and what their renal function and growth were at the end of follow-ups. …”
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The mechanism of enterogenous toxin methylmalonic acid aggravating calcium-phosphorus metabolic disorder in uremic rats by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by Xing Fan, Jing Li, Yan Gao, Lin Li, Haisong Zhang, Zhaoyu Bi

“…Pathological changes in renal/colon tissues were analyzed. MMA concentration, levels of renal function indicators, serum inflammatory factors, Ca2+/P3+, and parathyroid hormone, intestinal flora structure, fecal metabolic profile, intestinal permeability, and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were assessed. …”
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Effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) Inhibition on Biomarkers of Kidney Injury and Vascular Calcification in Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Thananda Trakarnvanich, Bancha Satirapoj, Swangjit Suraamornkul, Thanit Chirananthavat, Anoma Sanpatchayapong, Torpong Claimon

“…Our study showed that gemigliptin significantly improved the expression of renal tubular injury biomarkers and vascular calcification levels among patients with DKD; however, gemigliptin did not affect renal function or coronary calcification compared with those observed in the control. …”
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Third Trimester Lower Extremity Lymphorrhea by Kaori Morimoto, Luke O’Rourke

“…Herein, we present the case of 32-year-old female who presented with a significant lymphorrhea during the third trimester without cardiac or renal comorbidity and was successfully treated with torsemide. …”
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Role of Terlipressin in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites and without Hepatorenal Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence by Zhaohui Bai, Yang An, Xiaozhong Guo, Rolf Teschke, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Hongyu Li, Xingshun Qi

“…In 5 studies (1 randomized controlled trial, 2 single-arm studies without controls, and 2 comparative studies with controls) involving 67 patients who received terlipressin for refractory ascites, terlipressin improved renal function by increasing the glomerular filtration rate, renal blood flow, urinary sodium, and urine output and decreasing serum creatinine. …”
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The Ratio of CD226 and TIGIT Expression in Tfh and PD-1+ICOS+Tfh Cells Are Potential Biomarkers for Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation by Ji-wen Fan, Yu Fan, Zheng-li Wan, Lin Yan, Ya-mei Li, Yang-juan Bai, Lan-lan Wang, Jie Chen, Yi Li

“…Kidney transplantation is the ideal treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Chronic antibody-mediated rejection (CAMR) is the main cause of graft failure. …”
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NGAL as an Early Predictive Marker of Diabetic Nephropathy in Children and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nektaria Papadopoulou-Marketou, Alexandra Margeli, Ioannis Papassotiriou, George P. Chrousos, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, Jeanette Wahlberg

“…NGAL may be proposed as a biomarker of early renal dysfunction even in nonalbuminuric T1D patients, since it was strongly associated with renal function decline and increasing systolic arterial pressure even at prehypertensive range in people with T1D, in a broad age range.…”
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Successful Management of Refractory Heart Failure and Multi-Organ Dysfunction in a Patient with CRT-D and Acute Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report by Marsela Goga, Saimir Kuci, Alfred Ibrahimi, Ermal Likaj, Alvi Cela, Romina Teliti, Ormir Shurdha, Erilda Selimi, Jacob Zeitani

“…Conclusion: Advanced critical care strategies, including mechanical ventilation, intra-aortic balloon pump support, and continuous renal replacement therapy, were essential in stabilizing the patient. …”
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Reversal of Early Diabetic Nephropathy by Islet Transplantation under the Kidney Capsule in a Rat Model by Yunqiang He, Ziqiang Xu, Mingshi Zhou, Minmin Wu, Xuehai Chen, Silu Wang, Kaiyan Qiu, Yong Cai, Hongxing Fu, Bicheng Chen, Mengtao Zhou

“…Immunohistochemical staining and western blotting were performed to assess renal fibrosis levels. Results. The early DN features were reversed and the glomerular filtration barrier and basement membrane structures were improved at 4 weeks after islet transplantation. …”
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