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Mandibular and Rib Persistent Brown Tumors of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Case series of COVID-19 in chronic kidney disease patients under peritoneal dia...

ABSTRACT COVID-19 is a pandemic and life-threatening respiratory disease. Chronic kidney disease is a probable risk factor for more severe COVID-19, but outcomes in the peritoneal dialysis population are scarce. We analyzed our peritoneal dialysis center COVID-19 cases from March 2020 to January 2021, before full vaccination with the Pfizer BNT 162b2 mRNA vaccine in February 2021. There were 13 cases of COVID-1...

Point-of-care ultrasound in peritoneal dialysis catheter-related infection: An ...

ABSTRACT Point-of-care ultrasound aims to enhance physical examination findings with real-time information from the ultrasound. Peritoneal dialysis catheter-related infections are a frequent complication of peritoneal dialysis and a major predisposing factor to peritonitis. The diagnosis of peritoneal dialysis catheter-related infections is made with physical examination, but physical findings usually lack sens...

Chemical peritonitis associated with intraperitoneal vancomycin: A case series

ABSTRACT Peritonitis is a serious complication in peritoneal dialysis, usually secondary to an infectious cause. Chemical peritonitis is rarer. No case exclusively attributed to vancomycin has been reported in the last 20 years. Data from 4 consecutive patients diagnosed with culture‑negative peritonitis following administration of intraperitoneal vancomycin between May and June 2019 were retrospectively record...

The gray area between operational tolerance and overt rejection in kidney trans...

ABSTRACT Operational tolerance in kidney transplantation is characterized by stable serum creatinine < 1.7 mg/dL and proteinuria < 1 g/day in the absence of immunosuppression or immunodeficiency for over one year. However, simultaneous donor specific antibodies are common and serum creatinine is a poor surrogate of early lesions. Consequently, subclinical rejections will meet operational tolerance criteria if s...

What water should I drink, Doc?

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly associated with normal anion gap metabolic acidosis and its correction has shown multiple benefits, such as improved bone health and nutritional status, a slower progression of CKD and a lower incidence of end-stage renal disease. Kidney Diseases Improving Global Outcomes 2013 recommend maintaining serum bicarbonate concentration in the normal range (≥ 22mEq/L), which is...

Exit-site fungal infections: experience of a Peritoneal Dialysis Unit

Introduction: Exit-site infections are an important complication of peritoneal dialysis; however, very little is known about fungi-related exit-site infections. The literature is very sparse and there are virtually no studies that report it. Objective: To evaluate in retrospect the risk factors associated with exit-site fungal infection and its development. Methods: The study included all diagnosed episodes of ...