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Oliguric acute kidney injury as initial presentation of renal non-Hodgkin ’s ly...
Leite, Tacyano T.; Libório, Alexandre B.; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Daher, Elizabeth de FrancescoWe report a case of a 20 - year - old man present ed to the emergency department with oliguria and renal failure requiring urgent dialysis . An ultrasound revealed enlarged kidneys , and a renal biopsy showed non - Hodgkin ’s lymphoma, subt ype diffuse large B - cell .
Risk factors for acute kidney injury and 30-day mortality after liver transplan...
Barreto, Adller G. C.; Daher, Elizabeth de Francesco; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Garcia, José Huygens P.; Magalhães, Clarissa B. A.; Lima, José Milton C.Introduction. The aim of this study is to evaluate the risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) and 30-day mortality after liver transplantation. Material and methods. This is a retrospective cohort of consecutive adults undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) at a referral hospital in Brazil, from January 2013 to January 2014. Risk factors for AKI and death were investigated. Results. A total 134 p...
Emphysematous pyelonephritis in a non-diabetic patient associated with nephroli...
Araújo, Sônia M. H. A.; Feitosa, Mateus P. M.; Evangelista, Priscila D.; Sá, Sarah F.; Nasserala, Jarinne Camilo Landim; Nóbrega, YuriIntroduction: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP) is an acute renal infection, potentially fatal, with high mortality, which is more frequent in women at fifth decade of life. Herein, we describe a case of EP successfully treated with surgery. case report: A 50-year-old female was admitted with complaints of lumbar pain, irradiating to ipsilateral lower limb, associated with nausea and fever (38.9ºc), with chills...
Renal tubular dysfunction in sickle cell disease
Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Vieira, Ana Patrícia F.; Bem, Amanda X. Couto; Alves, Marília P.; Meneses, Gdayllon C.; Martins, Alice M.C.Background/Aims: Kidney abnormalities are one of the main chronic complications of sickle cell disease (SCD). The aim of this study is to investigate the occurrence of renal tubular abnormalities among patients with SCD. Methods: This is a prospective study with 26 SCD adult patients in Brazil. Urinary acidification and concentration tests were performed using calcium chloride (CaCl2), after a 12h period of wat...
Rare association between pernicious anemia and neurogenic bladder : a case repo...
Apolônio, Lucas P. M.; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Dantas, Amanda Maria Menezes; Duarte, Pastora M. A.; Silva, Sônia L.; Daher, Elizabeth de FrancescoPernicious anemia is the most common cause of vitamin B12 deficiency, being characterized by destruction of the gastric mucosa and the presence of auto-antibodies. We describe a rare case of neurogenic bladder associated with pernicious anemia. The neurologic manifestations (muscular weakness) were partially reversed with vitamin B12 replacement, but the vesical symptoms persisted. It is important to investigat...
Giant calculus in the ureteropelvic junction : a case report
Costa, Luis Domingos R.; Alvarenga, Raffael M.; Oliveira, Yvis E. de Jesus de; Soares, Feranda T. Torres; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.Urinary lithiasis is an affection of high social impact associated with high costs. Its incidence varies from 1 to 15% in the general population and has a recurrence chance of 26-50%. We report one rare case of giant ureteral calculus in the ureteropelvic junction in a patient with complaints of left lumbar pain and recurrent urinary tract infection diagnosed in the outpatients‘ Urology clinics. Antibioticother...
Acute kidney injury after snakebite accident treated in a Brazilian tertiary ca...
Albuquerque, Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Jacinto, Camilla N.; Lima, Julianna B.; Lima, Caroline B.; Amaral, Yago SucupiraAim: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in cases of envenomation by venomous snakes. The present study was carried out to investigate the clinical and laboratory manifestations in accidents with venomous snakes and the risk factors associated with AKI in these accidents. Methods: A retrospective study was carried out with patients victims of snakebite admitted to a re...
Investigation of urinary abnormalities and risk factors for kidney disease in t...
Araújo, Sônia M.H.A.; Ribeiro, Maria Zenaide D.; Lima, Rafael S. A.; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Jacinto, Camilla N.; Cruz Neto, Moises Francisco daObjective: chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasing common problem in the world due to the exponential growth of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and other risk factors. The aim of this study is to investigate urinary abnormalities and risk factors for kidney disease in the general population. Methods: this study was performed from data collected during the annual World Kidney Day (WKD) campaigns, in Fortal...
Factors associated with thrombocytopenia in severe leptospirosis (Weil’s disease)
Daher, Elizabeth de Francesco; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Silveira, Charles O.; Falcão, Felipe S.; Alves, Marília P.; Mota, Jório A. A. A.OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to investigate factors associated with thrombocytopenia in a large cohort of patients with leptospirosis in an endemic area. METHODS: This retrospective study included 374 consecutive patients with leptospirosis who were admitted to tertiary hospitals in Fortaleza, Brazil. All patients had a diagnosis of severe leptospirosis (Weil’s disease). Acute kidney injury was defined a...
Epidemiological profile of snakebite accidents in a metropolitan area of northe...
Albuquerque, Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira; Silva Junior, Geraldo B.; Jacinto, Camilla N.; LIMA, Caroline B.; Lima, Juliana B.The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological profile of snakebite accidents reported by the toxicological assistance center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Database information on snakebite accidents was analyzed regarding the period from January 2003 to December 2011. A total of 1063 cases were found. The accidents occurred during the rainy months (March, April and May), in urban areas (52.3%), affec...