Exit Site Infection due to Mycobacterium chelonae in an Elderly Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis [0.03%]
腹膜透析老年患者出现鸟分枝杆菌感染
Arata Hibi,Takahisa Kasugai,Keisuke Kamiya et al.
Arata Hibi et al.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are rarely isolated from peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated catheter infections. However, NTM infection is usually difficult to treat and leads to catheter loss. Prompt diagnosis is essential for appropria...
Raymonda El Khoury,Mitchell Warren,Saba Ali et al.
Raymonda El Khoury et al.
This case describes an obese adult male peritoneal dialysis patient who presented with a pruritic follicular rash. Nutrient deficiency was not suspected initially in this case because there was no history of protein-calorie malnutrition, bu...
A Case of Crescentic Glomerulonephritis Complicated with Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome and ANCA-Associated Vasculitis [0.03%]
补体低下型荨麻疹样血管炎合并Crescentic肾小球肾炎及ANCA相关性血管炎一例报告
Marenao Tanaka,Norihito Moniwa,Tomohiro Mita et al.
Marenao Tanaka et al.
Systemic urticaria in a 64-year-old woman was diagnosed as leukocytoclastic vasculitis by a punch biopsy of the skin. Her physical findings improved after prescription of prednisolone at a dose of 20 mg/day, but the skin rash relapsed with ...
Rare Bacteria Infecting the Heart and Affecting the Kidney of a Young Child [0.03%]
罕见细菌感染儿童心脏并影响肾脏病症案例
Gurinder Kumar,Alyaa Saeed Al Ali,Namrata Gulzar Bhatti
Gurinder Kumar
Rare bacteria can lead to infective endocarditis, which may lead to renal involvement as severe glomerulonephritis. We report our experience of a 12-year-old child who presented with infective endocarditis and blood culture-grown Gemella mo...
Leukocyte Cell-Derived Chemotaxin 2-Associated Renal Amyloidosis: A Case Report [0.03%]
与 leukocyte细胞源性趋化素2 相关的肾淀粉样变病：病例报告
Gagandeep Kaur,Babitha Bijin,Kamron Saleem et al.
Gagandeep Kaur et al.
Amyloidosis is a disorder characterized by the deposition of abnormal protein fibrils in tissues. Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2-associated amyloidosis is a recently recognized entity and is characterized by a distinctive clinicopathol...
A Case Report of Compound Heterozygous CYP24A1 Mutations Leading to Nephrolithiasis Successfully Treated with Ketoconazole [0.03%]
卡泊芬净治疗CYP24A1复合杂合突变有效且安全——一例低血钙伴发肾结石患者的个案报告
Emma Davidson Peiris,Raghav Wusirika
Emma Davidson Peiris
CYP24A1 is an enzyme that inactivates vitamin D. Loss-of-function mutations in this enzyme are rare but have been linked with idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia as well as adult-onset nephrocalcinosis and nephrolithiasis. Genetic testing fo...
Difficult Renal Pathological Classification in a Case of Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome [0.03%]
一例儿童肾病综合征的疑难病理分类
Hiroshi Yamaguchi,Atsutoshi Shiratori,Taku Nakagawa et al.
Hiroshi Yamaguchi et al.
The underlying histopathology is very important in determining patient management, as the histopathology usually has direct repercussions on the treatment response and clinical course. However, the impact of the method used to assess renal ...
Infective Endocarditis Associated with Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Infection in a Hemodialysis Patient [0.03%]
血透患者感染产自明尼苏达株毒性休克综合征毒素-1的肠球链菌二亚种等模式菌所致 infective endocarditis 和中毒性休克综合征病例报告
Momoko Kan,Yasukiyo Mori,Nao Kishimoto et al.
Momoko Kan et al.
The risk of infective endocarditis in chronic hemodialysis patients is markedly higher than that in the general population. We report the first case of a hemodialysis patient with infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae ...
Novel de novo AVPR2 Variant in a Patient with Congenital Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus [0.03%]
先天性肾源性尿崩症患者中的新型AVPR2新生变异
Shivani Joshi,Per Brandstrom,Niels Gregersen et al.
Shivani Joshi et al.
Early diagnosis and treatment of congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (CNDI) are essential due to the risk of intellectual disability caused by repeated episodes of dehydration and rapid rehydration. Timely genetic testing for disease-...
Hiroki Mizuno,Junichi Hoshino,Tatsuya Suwabe et al.
Hiroki Mizuno et al.
A 44-year-old Japanese woman with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of abdominal distension. Her eGFR was 53.7 mL/min/1.73 m2. Total kidney volume was 2,614 mL. Tolvaptan (60 mg/day) wa...