Campylobacter Colitis as a Trigger for Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: About One Case by Thomas Quinaux, Zead Tubail, Isabelle Vrillon, Hervé Sartelet, Benjamin Savenkoff

“…We present the case of a 17-year-old Caucasian male whose condition featured acute renal failure, anemia, and deep thrombocytopenia after five consecutive days of diarrhea. …”
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Nephronophthisis-Pathobiology and Molecular Pathogenesis of a Rare Kidney Genetic Disease by Shabarni Gupta, Justyna E. Ozimek-Kulik, Jacqueline Kathleen Phillips

“…NPHP is a monogenic autosomal recessive cystic kidney disease caused by mutations in a diverse clade of over 26 identified genes and is the most common genetic cause of renal failure in children. NPHP gene types present with some common pathophysiological features alongside a diverse range of extra-renal phenotypes associated with specific syndromic presentations. …”
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Profile of adult patients admitted with drug-induced liver injury at a district hospital in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal by K. Naicker, S. Rangiah

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrated associations with the development of DILI and being female gender, younger age group, hypoalbuminaemia and renal failure. The use of alcohol, traditional medication and the overzealous use and prescription of paracetamol to patients who present with DILI is concerning. …”
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Effects of Spironolactone on Proteinuria of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Mohamad Karami Horestani, Saeed Behradmanesh, Ali Momeni, Azar Baradaran

“…Conclusion: This investigation showed that spironolactone plus hydrochlorothiazide had a significant effect on reducing proteinuria without causing hyperkalemia and renal failure in patients with glomerular filtration rate > 50 cc/min. …”
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Dialysis water treated by reverse osmosis decreases the levels of C-reactive protein in uremic patients by F.S. Thomé, M. Senger, C. Garcez, J. Garcez, C. Chemello, R.C. Manfro

“…Atherosclerosis is a major complication of chronic renal failure. Microinflammation is involved in atherogenesis and is associated with uremia and dialysis. …”
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Fibromyalgia frequency and course in renal transplantation patients by Firdevs Tugba Bozkurt, Oytun Derya Tunc, Turan Colak

“…Three groups did not differ with regard to the age, marital status, smoking history, etiology of the renal failure and laboratory findings (p gt;0.05). However, female gender was more frequent among patients with fibromyalgia. …”
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Perception on Preparation for Transplantation and Medication Adherence: An Exploratory Study of Post Kidney Transplant Patients in Nigeria by Ajah CC, Ogbo PU, Akinola AA

“… Background: Many patients suffering from renal failure have embraced kidney transplant instead of dialysis despite huge financial implications. …”
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Benzo[a]pyrene Exposure Reduces Cell-Type Diversity and Stimulates Sex-Biased Damage Pathways in End Organs of Lupus-Prone Mice by Runqi Zhu, Kameron Kennicott, Yun Liang

“…While SLE is more common in women, the disease is more severe in male patients, with an increased risk of disease progression to renal failure and lung cancer. Our results reveal sex-biased molecular pathways stimulated by BaP which may help explain the increased likelihood of end organ damage in males with lupus.…”
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Modern possibilities and prospects in evaluating the anticoagulant effect of direct oral anticoagulants by A. I. Mironova, E. S. Kropacheva, A. B. Dobrovolsky, E. V. Titaeva, E. P. Panchenko

“…The use of specific coagulation tests for patients undergoing elective and urgent surgery among special categories of patients (with chronic kidney disease, low or excess body weight, renal failure) is promising.…”
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Indications and results of renal biopsy in children: A single-center experience from Morocco by Fatima Zohra Souilmi, Tarik Sqalli Houssaini, H Alaoui, T Harmouch, S Atmani, M Hida

“…The indications for RB were NS with hematuria and/or renal failure (RF) in 32.1%, active urinary sediment in 21.4%, isolated NS in 15.2%, RF in 13.4% and steroid-resistant NS in 10.7% of cases. …”
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Nephrotic Syndrome and Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia: A Case Report by Ana Isabel Oliveira, Ana Azevedo, Teresa Stock da Cunha, Mário Góis, Ana Pidal

“…A kidney biopsy should be performed in those presenting with otherwise unexplained renal failure and/or nephrotic syndrome.…”
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Incidence and risk factors of in-hospital prosthesis-related complications following total shoulder arthroplasty by Huishan Lu, Enyou Jin, Hao Xie, Jinlang Fu, Xianhui Chen, Wenqian Liu, Qinfeng Yang, Fang Yu

“…Risk factors of prosthesis-related complications were identified including younger age (<64 years), female, the native American, hospital in the South, alcohol abuse, depression, uncomplicated diabetes, diabetes with chronic complications, fluid and electrolyte disorders, metastatic cancer, neurological disorders, and renal failure. Interestingly, advanced age (≥65 years) and proprietary hospital were found as protective factors. …”
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A Modified Surgical Technique Using Cyanoacrylate Glue and Parenchymal Restoration Sutures without Tissue Approximation in Patients with Renal Tumors Who Underwent Open Partial Nep... by Önder Kayıgil, Evren Işık, Emrah Okulu

“…Collecting system fistulization or chronic renal failure was not observed in any patient.Conclusion:Application of cyanoacrylate adhesive in nephron-sparing surgery is safe and effective in patients with a low PADUA risk score. …”
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Comorbid patient with arterial hypertension: difficulties in diagnosis and treatment by E. I. Polozova, V. V. Skvortsov, A. A. Seskina, A. A. Mironov, A. R. Starova, R. Yu. Bangarov

“…The complexity of this case is that the patient has chronic single kidney disease in the stage of chronic renal failure. In analysing this case, it is also important to note the difficulties in the choice of drug therapy, as this situation poses significant limitations in the use of many drugs. …”
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Gut Microbiota and Cardiovascular Uremic Toxicities by Manuel T. Velasquez, Patricia Centron, Ian Barrows, Rama Dwivedi, Dominic S. Raj

“…Future studies are needed to determine whether these novel therapies to reduce or remove uremic toxins will reduce CVD and related cardiovascular events in the long-term in patients with chronic renal failure.…”
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Plasma and erythrocyte relationship of catecholamines in hemodialysis patients by Marcin Dziedzic, Anna Bednarek-Skublewska, Janusz Solski, Lucyna Kapka-Skrzypczak

“…The results suggest that RBC are able to accumulate CA at the stage of terminal renal failure; in addition, the levels of adrenaline and dopamine in RBC depend on the accumulation of urea in plasma. …”
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A prospective echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in chronic hemodialysis patients in the United States: prevalence and clinical significance by Kumudha Ramasubbu, Anita Deswal, Cheryl Herdejurgen

“…Echocardiographic findings demonstrate an association between elevated filling pressures, elevated pulmonary artery pressures, and higher mortality, suggesting that the PH may be secondary to diastolic dysfunction and compounded by volume overload.Keywords: renal failure, pulmonary hypertension, diastolic dysfunction…”
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A rare case of acute liver failure with intrahepatic cholestasis due to dengue hemorrhagic fever: CytoSorb® and plasma exchange aided in the recovery: case report by Arosha Minori Gunasekera, Udeshan Eranthaka, Dilshan Priyankara, Ranjith Kalupahana

“…We report a challenging case of a middle-aged woman with DHF complicated by acute liver failure, coagulopathy, acute renal failure and prolonged intrahepatic cholestasis. …”
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Targeting toll-like receptor 4 and the NLRP3 inflammasome: Novel and emerging therapeutic targets for hyperuricaemia nephropathy by Chao Zhang, Yanlang Yang

“…These cytokines are pivotal in renal inflammation, especially in conditions like hyperuricaemia, acute renal injury, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and acute renal failure. The nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, an essential component of the innate immune signaling complex, plays a central role in inflammation. …”
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State of the art in childhood nephrotic syndrome: concrete discoveries and unmet needs by Flavio Vincenti, Andrea Angeletti, Gian Marco Ghiggeri

“…In particular, MRNS commonly progresses to end stage renal failure requiring renal transplantation, with recurrence of the original disease in half of the cases. …”
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