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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and acute kidney injury associated with ...
Pimentel,Paulo Vitor de Souza; Freitas,Hermany Capistrano; Leite,Marcos Diógenes Braga; Lima,Rafael Siqueira Athayde; Barreto,Dulce Maria SousaABSTRACT A wide spectrum of renal complications can occur with acute and chronic use of cocaine. Most cases are related to rhabdomyolysis, but other mechanisms are malignant hypertension, renal ischemia, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) associated-ANCA vasculitis. In recent years, the use of cocaine adulterated with levamisole has been associated with ANCA vasculitis and pauci-immune RPGN. RPGN...
Use of non-conventional biomarkers in the early diagnosis of acute kidney injur...
Barbosa,Joycilene da Silva; Silva Júnior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Meneses,Gdayllon Cavalcante; Martins,Alice Maria Costa; Daher,Elizabeth De FrancescoAbstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common finding in Neotatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). Sepsis is one the main causes of AKI in preterm newborns. AKI has been associated with significant death rates. Early detection of the condition is the first step to improving prevention, treatment, and outcomes, while decreasing length of hospitalization, care costs, and morbimortality. AKI may progress to chronic k...
COVID-19 and Kidney: a narrative review
Chagas,Gabriel Cavalcante Lima; Rangel,Amanda Ribeiro; Noronha,Luisa Macambira; da Silva Jr.,Geraldo Bezerra; Meneses,Gdayllon CavalcanteAbstract COVID-19 is a pandemic associated with systemic clinical manifestations. In this study, we aimed to present a narrative review on kidney involvement in COVID-19. Kidney involvement could be derived from direct cytopathic effects, immunological mechanisms, indirect effects on renal tissue through other mediators, and dysfunction or injury of other organs. The evolution of COVID-19 may be complicated wit...
Clinical assessment and pathophysiology of Bothrops venom-related acute kidney ...
Albuquerque,Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira; Paiva,José Hicaro Hellano Gonçalves Lima; Martins,Alice Maria Costa; Meneses,Gdayllon CavalcanteAbstract Bothrops are one of the most common medically important snakes found in Latin America. Its venom is predominantly hemotoxic and proteolytic, which means that local lesion (edema and redness) and hemorrhagic symptoms are recurrent in envenoming by this snake. Although hemorrhage is usually the major cause of death, snakebite-related acute kidney injury is another potentially fatal clinical complication ...
Acute renal failure by rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with IgA depositi...
Parente,Yuri de Deus Mont'alverne; Castro,Amanda Lopes de; Araújo,Flávio Bezerra de; Teixeira,André Costa; Lima,Ítalo CriszostomoABSTRACT Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a renal disease with an extensive differential diagnosis. This paper reports the case of a 55-year-old female patient diagnosed with Hansen's disease with acute progressive renal impairment after developing lower limb pyoderma. The association between Hansen's and kidney disease has been well documented, with glomerulonephritis (GN) ranked as the most co...
Takayasu arteritis: differential diagnosis in a teenager with severe acute kidn...
Braga,Nara Thaisa Tenório Martins; Carneiro,Adriana Banhos; Zuntini,Kathia Liliane da Cunha Ribeiro; Araújo,Flávio Bezerra deABSTRACT Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory condition of unknown cause that involves large vessels - particularly the aorta and its branches - such as the carotid, coronary, pulmonary, and renal arteries. The left subclavian artery is the most frequently involved vessel. Stenosis of the renal artery has been reported in 23-31% of the cases and may result in malignant hypertension, i...
Fatores prognósticos em pacientes graves com meningite bacteriana adquirida na ...
Parente Filho,Sérgio Luiz Arruda; Lima,Livia Maria Barbosa; Dantas,Gilberto Loiola de Alencar; Silva,Débora de Almeida; Rolim,Victor de MatosRESUMO Objetivo: Investigar os fatores prognósticos em pacientes graves com meningite bacteriana adquirida na comunidade e lesão renal aguda. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo com inclusão de pacientes em um hospital terciário dedicado a doenças infecciosas localizado em Fortaleza (CE), com diagnóstico de meningite bacteriana adquirida na comunidade complicada por lesão renal aguda. Investigaram-se os fatores assoc...
Renal involvement in paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria: a brief review of th...
Macedo,Ênio Simas; Parente Filho,Sérgio Luiz Arruda; Pro,Juan Daniel Zuñiga; Rolim,Victor de Matos; Primo,Guilherme de Alencar SalazarSUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired genetic disorder characterized by complement-mediated haemolysis, thrombosis and variable cytopenias. Renal involvement may occur and causes significant morbidity to these patients. OBJECTIVE: To review the literature about pathophysiology and provide recommendations on diagnosis and management of renal involvement in PNH. METHODS: ...
Obesity and kidney disease
Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Bentes,Ana Carla Sobral Novaes; Daher,Elizabeth De Francesco; Matos,Sheila Maria Alvim deAbstract Obesity has been pointed out as an important cause of kidney diseases. Due to its close association with diabetes and hypertension, excess weight and obesity are important risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Obesity influences CKD development, among other factors, because it predisposes to diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephrosclerosis and focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis. Excess w...
Acute kidney injury in critically ill obstetric patients: a cross-sectional stu...
Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Saintrain,Suzanne Vieira; Castelo,Gabriel de Castro; Vasconcelos,Vanessa Ribeiro de; Oliveira,Juliana Gomes Ramalho deAbstract Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication still poorly studied in the setting of obstetric patients, which is associated with increased mortality. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and risk factors of AKI among critically ill obstetric patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with all patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) due t...