A Case of Carfilzomib-Induced Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome by Kwasi Opare-Addo, Sammudeen Ibrahim, Basilio Addo, Jorge Chancay Rodriguez

“…Carfilzomib was withdrawn and ravulizumab was started, with improvements in platelet count and kidney function. Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome is a rare adverse effect of carfilzomib and requires a high index of suspicion to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.…”
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Acute Renal Failure due to Leukaemic Infiltration in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia by Yusuf Kayar, Iskender Ekinci, Ilker Bay, Nuket Bayram Kayar, Jamshid Hamdard, Rumeyza Kazancıoğlu

“…The diagnosis was made by a kidney biopsy. Treatment with cyclophosphamide and prednisolone resulted in a completely improved renal function.…”
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Etiology, clinical features, and outcomes in acute-on-chronic liver failure patients in the intensive care unit of a quaternary care center by Saleem Sharieff, Fariha Khan, Wajid Ali Rafai, Arslan Saleem Chughtai, Burhan Ahmed, Umar Farooq

“… Background: Multi-organ failure and a sharp decline in liver function are hallmarks of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), carrying high mortality. …”
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Open Partial Nephrectomy for Pediatric Renovascular Hypertension by Matt S. Ashley, Gregory Moneta, Siamak Daneshmand

“…We proceeded with an open partial nephrectomy in order to excise the affected region of the kidney, while preserving maximum renal function. The patient was normotensive off all antihypertensive medication and without complications 8 months postoperatively. …”
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Dalbergioidin Ameliorates Doxorubicin-Induced Renal Fibrosis by Suppressing the TGF-β Signal Pathway by Xianguo Ren, Yun Bo, Junting Fan, Maosheng Chen, Daliang Xu, Yang Dong, Haowei He, Xianzhi Ren, Rong Qu, Yulian Jin, Weihong Zhao, Changliang Xu

“…The indices of renal fibrosis, the phosphorylation of Smad3, and the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), fibronectin, collagen III (Col III), E-cadherin, TGF-β, and Smad7 in response to DXR were all similarly modified by DAL. The present findings suggest that DAL improved the markers for kidney damage investigated in this model of DXR-induced experimental nephrotoxicity.…”
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Colistin-induced nephrotoxicity and the role of N-acetylcysteine: a retrospective cohort study by Ilkay Bozkurt, Asheesh Sharma, Saban Esen

“…Nephrotoxicity was defined and staged per the RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function, and End-stage kidney disease) criteria. …”
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Atypical Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction by Ernie Yap, Moro Salifu, Tahir Ahmad, A. Sanusi, Anthony Joseph, Mary Mallappallil

“…Thus, for an individual who had prior normal renal function and who presents with a creatinine of 30 mg/dL, one could surmise that the obstructive pathology had lasted at least 10 days. …”
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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis Secondary to IgA Nephropathy in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Amol M. Patel, Lily Anne Romero Karam, Stephanie C. Fuentes Rojas, Warren E. Redfearn, Luan D. Truong, Juan M. Gonzalez

“…A 74-year-old woman with a history of SLE without known renal involvement, chronic kidney disease stage IIIa, congestive heart failure, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with acute kidney injury. …”
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Hydralazine Induces Myeloperoxidase and Proteinase 3 Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Vasculitis and Leads to Pulmonary Renal Syndrome by Gaurav Agarwal, Ghayyath Sultan, Sherry L. Werner, Claudia Hura

“…At one-year follow-up, he had no symptoms and anemia had resolved. Kidney function improved dramatically. Serology showed undetectable PR3 ANCA and minimally elevated MPO ANCA. …”
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May-Hegglin anomaly associated nephropathy: Case series by Matthew D Nguyen, Gayathri Dileep, Marrey Quizon, Vu Nguyen, Arif Nihat Demirci, Ramy Hanna

“…She is currently on a regimen of methotrexate, Xeljanz, and IVIG for her rheumatological diseases. Her kidney function has remained stable on Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEi) with hydrochlorothiazide and as needed loop diuretics for edema. …”
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Clinical report of Mediterranean fever in a child in Ukraine – Don’t miss it! by К.Y. Pashenko, Т.V. Frolova, Y.V. Кarpushenko, G.R. Muratov, О.М. Savvo, Т.О. Khalturina, О.М. Ashcheulov

“…The results of additional tests revealed the signs of inflammatory process and impaired kidney function. When clarifying the family medical history, it was revealed that the older brother suffers from FMF (a mutation of the MEFV genotype was determined) and takes specific therapy (colchicine). …”
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Can Fasting Practices Improve Vitamin D Levels? by Pradeep M.K Nair, Karishma Silwal, Aarti Nagarkar

“…While this can be effective, recent evidence suggests the need to consider the multifaceted causation of vitamin D deficiency such as impaired liver function, kidney function, hyperparathyroidism, and endocrine dysfunction. …”
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A Case of Oxalate Nephropathy in a Known Diabetic Patient following Acute Alcoholic Pancreatitis by John Odhiambo, Hanika Patel, Anderson Mutuiri, Fazal Yakub, Ahmed Sokwala

“…As part of the evaluation for the rapid deterioration of renal function, a kidney biopsy performed revealed oxalate nephropathy. …”
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Protective effect of ascorbic acid against renal injury induced by 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol-dipalmitate in rats by Tao Wei, Bohan Liu, Yi Chen, Chang Li

“…The effects of ascorbic acid on 3-MCPDE-induced kidney injury in rats were investigated by evaluating the kidney index, renal function (BUN, CRE), renal histopathology, oxidative stress markers (ROS, GSH, MDA, and T-AOC), DNA oxidation marker (8-OHdG), and activities of Caspase 3 and 9. …”
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Renal Artery Blood Flow and Surface Parenchymal Perfusion During Renal Artery Endoshunting in a Porcine Model by Johan Millinger, Marcus Langenskiöld, Andreas Nygren, Klas Österberg, Joakim Nordanstig

“…This suggests that endoshunting to the kidney using an endoshunt system might be a promising strategy to preserve renal function when temporary interruption of native renal artery blood flow is needed during complex vascular surgical repairs involving the renal arteries.…”
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THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF A PERIPHERAL VENO-VENOUS EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION FOR SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE IN THE EARLY PERIOD AFTER ADULT LIVER TRANSPLANTATION by V. N. Poptsov, Y. G. Moysyuk, E. A. Spirina, M. N. Kornilov, L. Y. Moysyuk

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The Effect of Renal Dysfunction on Circulating Sclerostin Level in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Se Hwa Kim, Soo Young Yoon, Sung-Kil Lim, Yumie Rhee

“…There was a strong correlation between sclerostin level with renal function presented as serum creatinine (r=0.745, P<0.001) and eGFR (r=-0.590, P<0.001). …”
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High Prophylactic Efficacy of Thymol Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles for Controlling Acute Toxoplasmosis in Mice by Mohammad Amin Ghobadi, Hossein Mahmoudvand, Amal Khudair Khalaf, Fatemeh Azadbakht, Marzieh Rashidipour, Iraj Salimikia

“…These effects are attributed to its antioxidant properties and immunomodulatory capabilities, which increase specific pro-inflammatory cytokines without any noticeable signs of toxicity to liver and kidney function. …”
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Arthritis as a clinical manifestation of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated systemic vasculitis: diagnostic difficulties by T. V. Beketova, V. S. Sygyrta, N. V. Chichasova, N. F. Frolova, E. S. Stolyarevich, O. N. Kotenko

“…Urgent adequate induction therapy could preserve kidney function, despite 10-day anuria and 5-week HD.The paper discusses the need for a systematic detailed examination of patients with the onset of a joint inflammatory lesion, especially in those with its systemic manifestations, and the inclusion of serum ANCA tests in the standards of diagnosis in early arthritis.…”
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Adrenal Mass in a 70-Year-Old Woman by Kiana Karimi, Mohsen Nikzad, Sohrab Kulivand, Shiva Borzouei

“…Non-functional tumors usually are diagnosed incidentally following imaging studies due to a mass effect or metastatic disease. …”
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