Cytopenias in Treatment-naive HIV Patients: A Comparison of Turkey and Somalia by Öznur Sarı, Süda Tekin, Ümit Üre, Mahir Kapmaz

“…The exclusion criteria included being at the age of <18 years, the presence of hematologic and oncologic disorders, having HIV-positivity with malignancy, chronic renal failure, hepatic disease, pregnancy, acute illness (i.e., pneumonia, or gastroenteritis), opportunistic infections and congenital hematological disorders.Results:In our study, the most common type of cytopenia was normocytic normochromic anemia. …”
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Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1: Clinical, Paraclinical, and Evolutionary Aspects in Adults from One Nephrology Center by Hajji Meriam, Asma Bettaieb, Hayet Kaaroud, Fethi Ben Hamida, Taher Gargeh, Ridha Mrad, Kahena Bouzid, Ezzeddine Abderrahim

“…After a median follow-up of 13 years (1 year–42 years), 14 patients progressed to end-stage chronic renal failure (ESRD). The univariate study demonstrated a remarkable association with progression to ESRD in our population (44% vs. 56%) RR = 13.32 (adjusted ORs (95% CI): 2.82–62.79) (p<0.01). …”
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Inspiring Tactics with the Improvement of Mitophagy and Redox Balance for the Development of Innovative Treatment against Polycystic Kidney Disease by Moeka Nakashima, Naoko Suga, Yuka Ikeda, Sayuri Yoshikawa, Satoru Matsuda

“…The following pathology of CKD can severely instigate kidney damage and/or renal failure. Significant evidence verifies an imperative role for mitophagy in normal kidney physiology and the pathology of CKD and/or PKD. …”
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Bayesian networks identify determinants of outcomes following cardiac surgery in a UK population by Khurum Mazhar, Saifullah Mohamed, Akshay J. Patel, Sarah Berger Veith, Giles Roberts, Richard Warwick, Lognathen Balacumaraswami, Qamar Abid, Marko Raseta

“…Machine learning techniques were used to construct Bayesian networks for four key short-term outcomes including death, stroke and renal failure. Results Duration of operation was the most important determinant of death irrespective of EuroSCORE. …”
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A stepwise approach to the etiologic diagnosis of pleural effusion in respiratory intensive care unit and short-term evaluation of treatment by Nilesh J Chinchkar, Deepak Talwar, Sushil K Jain

“…Results: Etiologic diagnosis of pleural effusion was established in 44 (88%) Metastases (24%); para-pneumonia (22%); congestive cardiac failure (18%); tuberculosis (14%); hemothorax (4%); trapped lung, renal failure, and liver cirrhosis (2% each). Six patients (12%) remained undiagnosed, as the final diagnostic thoracoscopic biopsy could not be performed in five and tissue histopathology findings were inconclusive in one. …”
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Intracardiac thrombus in children with dilated cardiomyopathy by Ahmet İrdem, Osman Başpınar, Mehmet Kervancıoğlu, Metin Kılınç

“…Results: Intracardiac thrombus was detected in five (6%) cases; of these five patients, dilated cardiomyopathy was idiopathic in four and secondary to chronic renal failure in one. The cases were followed for a mean of 33.6+-35.6 months (3 days-168 months). …”
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Recurrent peritonitis relapse in a patient with atrial septal defect undergoing peritoneal dialysis: a case report by Jianying Wang, Shengqin Wu, Jingshu Sun

“…Case presentation A 46-year-old woman with chronic renal failure secondary to chronic glomerulonephritis experienced three episodes of peritonitis within 80 days of starting PD. …”
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When stenting in renal artery stenosis? Update on pathophysiology of ischemic nephropathy and management strategies by Alessandro Zuccalà, Renato Rapanà, Marcora Mandreoli

“…</em> hypertension, renal failure) can often demonstrated in some entities, such as fibromuscular dysplasia, truncal stenosis or arterial stenosis in the transplanted kidney, which can be defined as pure renal artery stenosis. …”
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Mixed cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis and vasculitis in primary Sjögren’s syndrome by Irthe Van Assche, Thomas Malfait, Edwin Steenkiste, Ignace Vandewiele, Bart Maes

“…Case Presentaion: We discuss a case of a 45-year-old woman with a history of Sjögren’s syndrome and mixed cryoglobulinemia who presented with acute renal failure, nephritic syndrome, vasculitislike rash on the legs and non-healing skin ulcer. …”
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Association of cytogenetics and immunophenotype in prognosis of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Literature Review by Abdollah Banihashem, Ali Ghasemi, Lueisa Tavasolian

“…Complications might appear during the treatment including tumor lysis syndrome, bleeding, renal failure, sepsis, seizure, thrombosis, etc. Some consequences might identify after a long-term follow-up such as learning impairment, growth retardation, and secondary malignancies. …”
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Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Infancy via the Atrioventricular Approach by Hamid Bigdelian, Mohsen Sedighi

“…No statistically significant differences were observed among the three surgical groups in the occurrence of tachycardia, renal failure, and tricuspid incompetence. The one-year survival rates in the three groups were 95%, 90%, and 97.5%, respectively (p=0.395). …”
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The Clinical Features and Outcomes of Renal Amyloidosis in Tunisia by Amel Ayed, Meriem Ben Salem, Ahmed Letaief, Manel Ben Salah, Insaf Handous, Mouna Hamouda, Sabra Aloui, Habib Skhiri

“…Age and extrarenal localization were independent predictors of mortality, whereas renal failure at presentation significantly influenced renal survival. …”
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The 2019 updated EULAR/ERA-EDTA guidelines for the management of lupus nephritis. Expert comments. Part I by N. L. Kozlovskaya, S. K. Solovyev, E. A. Aseeva, T. V. Popkova, T. A. Panafidina, E. L. Nasonov, A. M. Lila, A. A. Mesnyankina, N. Yu. Nikishina

“…The issues relating to the management of pregnant patients with end-stage renal failure are considered.…”
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Tuberculosis-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Review of Current Literature by Trym Fauchald, Bjørn Blomberg, Håkon Reikvam

“…Malignancy, autoimmunity, and renal failure were the most common comorbid conditions. …”
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A Case of Chronic Diarrhea Due to Isospora belli by Işıl BAVUNOĞLU, Fehmi TABAK, Ali MERT, Nur HONDOR, Recep ÖZTÜRK, Yıldırım AKTUĞLU

“…We present a case of 56 years old male patient with HIV infection and chronic renal failure from Cameroon. He had been having diarrhea without blood or mucus for four months. …”
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Progression of Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Hypertensive Patients in a Reference Center by Gilberto Campos Guimarães Filho, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Thiago de Souza Veiga Jardim, Weimar Sebba Barroso Souza, Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim

“…As for cardiovascular outcomes, we observed an increase in stroke and myocardial revascularization, and a lower frequency of chronic renal failure. During follow-up, there was significant improvement in the rate of BP control (from 29.6% to 39.6%; p = 0.001) and 72 deaths, 91.7% of which were due to cardiovascular diseases. …”
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France Reports Rise in Severe Neonatal Infections Caused by a New Enterovirus (Echovirus-11) Variant by Deepak Chandran, Sandip Chakraborty, Sirwan Khalid Ahmed, Hitesh Chopra, Md. Rabiul Islam, Kuldeep Dhama

“…Laboratory findings revealed profound coagulopathy, low platelet counts, and acute renal failure, indicating severe disease progression. …”
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Finerenone cardiorenal effects and its placement in treatment of chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review by Vladimir V. Salukhov, Minara S. Shamkhalova, Alla V. Duganova

“…Despite guideline-directed therapy of CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes, the risk of renal failure and cardiovascular events still remains high. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcome of severe malaria in Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo by Chee Yik Chang

“…There were eight patients with acute renal failure and six patients with respiratory distress. …”
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Sarcoidosis Case with Skin, Kidney and Peripheral Nervous System Involvement by Suat Topaktaş, Kamil Topaklara, Mansur Kayataş, Esin Yıldız, Melih Akyol, Dursun İnan, Ferhan Candan

“…Subsequently acute renal failure was added. Skin and renal biopsy showed granulomatous infiltrations and sarcoidosis was the diagnose. …”
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