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Pediatric Alport Syndrome: From Diagnosis to Transitioning Care

Abdominal Wall Hernias in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Risk Factors and Techni...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Peritoneal dialysis patients are at increased risk of developing abdominal wall complications, including hernias. This study aimed to determine the incidence of hernias in peritoneal dialysis patients, identify risk factors, and evaluate their impact on technique survival. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted, including prevalent peritoneal dialysis patients in a single cen...

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: from early diagnosis to successful kidney t...

Abstract Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is an uncommon but serious complication of peritoneal dialysis. In most cases, the symptoms appear after peritoneal dialysis withdrawal, which hampers its diagnosis. We present the case of a 44-years-old Caucasian male who had been on peritoneal dialysis for 6 years and 3 months and was switched to hemodialysis due to ultrafiltration failure. During his last months on...

The very elderly followed at a nephrology center: metabolic acidosis as a predi...

ABSTRACT Chronic kidney disease is an increasingly common diagnosis in the very elderly and identifying the patients who benefit from a nephrologist’s intervention and the ones who would not might avoid wasteful or harmful interventions. The aim of this study is to identify the risk factos for progressive versus non‑progressive chronic kidney disease in a population aged over 80 years old. We performed a cohort...

Is COVID-19 that different in hemodialysis patients?: A single-center experience

ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions worldwide, and in particular the care of patients on maintenance hemodialysis. These patients are thought to be at high risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection due to their older age and multiple comorbidities. The aim of this study was to compare hemodialysis and non-dialysis COVID-19 patients and find possible risk factors for mortality in hemodia...

Heart failure on peritoneal dialysis: Where do we stand?

ABSTRACT Cardiovascular disease continues to be the most frequent cause of death in peritoneal dialysis patients and an important obstacle for the improvement of technique survival. Heart failure diagnosis and management is particularly challenging among dialysis patients, and this condition remains underdiagnosed and undertreated in this population. The most common phenotype of heart failure among peritoneal d...

Cerebral vasculitis - a rare presentation of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibod...

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis commonly involves kidney, lung, upper respiratory tract, skin, gastrointestinal and occasionally peripheral nervous system. Central nervous system is less commonly affected and is generally part of a multi-organ scenario. We present a case of a 21-year-old female with chronic kidney disease secondary to myeloperoxidase ANCA associated vasculitis, ...

Are peritoneal protein losses related to peritonitis risk in patients on perito...

Background: Peritoneal protein losses (PPL) are an inevitable process in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Few studies have supported a positive correlation between PPL and infections or general morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate whether PPL was a risk factor of peritonitis. Methods: We retrospectively studied all incident PD patients in a PD single unit during the previous 10 years. We r...

Survival of hemodialysis patients: A new reality?

Introduction: Survival rates of haemodialysis patients have increased worldwide over the last decade. The purposes of this study were to analyze the 10-year survival rate and to identify mortality risk factors in a Portuguese cohort. Subjects and Methods: Data was collected from 273 incident patients on facility haemodialysis treatments between 2005 and 2015. Sociodemographic data, medical history, clinical and...

Anderson-Fabry Disease: A Rare Disease That Mimics Common Cardiac, Neurological...

Abstract Anderson-Fabry disease (AFD) is a rare inherited X-linked disease, caused by mutations of the gene encoding the α-galactosidase A enzyme, that leads to a deficiency or absence of its activity with consequent accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) and other glycosphingolipids in the lysosomes of several cells types in the organism, mainly the endothelial, nervous system, cardiac, and renal cells. I...