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A case of lupus podocytopathy and a review of the literature

ABSTRACT Nephrotic syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with histological evidence of minimal change disease, mesangial proliferation or focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis on light microscopy, represents a distinct clinical entity - lupus podocytopathy. This entity is characterized by a diffuse foot process effacement on electron microscopy and by absence of subepithelial or subendothelial immu...

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...

Heart failure in chronic kidney disease patients: a summary of non-traditional ...

Introduction: Patients with chronic kidney disease are at higher risk of heart failure than the general population. Such increased risk is multifactorial, being partly due to a higher prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in this population and to the existence of non-traditional/chronic kidney disease-specific risk factors. Non-traditional risk factors should prompt special considerations in di...

Renal transplantation in patients with congenital abnormalities of the lower ur...

Introduction: Renal transplantation in adults with congenital abnormalities of the lower urinary tract (CALUT) carries particular complications. Careful urologic evaluation of abnormal bladders, due to neuropathy or outlet obstruction, may indicate the need for surgical correction before transplantation. This population is also at increased risk for urinary tract infections. Purpose: We assessed the outcome of ...

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 ...

Endothelial function assessed by peripheral arterial tonometry is not related w...

Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) that encompass the mildest degrees of renal impairment. High levels of phosphate and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) are associated with increased CV events in this population. However, differences in clinical and pathological manifestations have suggested that distinct mechanisms ma...

Predicting risk in CKD

Alternative vascular access for haemodialysis: a single centre experience in tr...

Introduction: Vascular access for haemodialysis represents a major problem for patients undergoing this technique. The construction of fistulas or grafts is not always feasible, and a central venous catheter remains as the sole option. Exhaustion of the common sites for central venous catheter’s placement is common, which sometimes leads to new life-saving approaches. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the ch...