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Diabetes which first appears after transplantation is called New Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Transplantation (NODAT). NODAT is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and decreased allograft survival. Risk fa...

IntroductionPediatric hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (pHLH) is a life-threatening condition characterized by aberrant immunopathology and systemic manifestations. The HLH-2004 protocol prioritizes urgent immunosuppre...

Abstract Background Necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME) in the pug dogs is a fatal neuroinflammatory disease associated with rapid progression and poor response to conventional immunosuppressive therapy. Diagnosis is t...

Introduction: BK virus nephropathy is an important cause of allograft failure in renal transplant recipients that is linked to highly potent immunosuppressive theraphy. We aimed to exhibit experience of our centre with B...

Coronary bypass surgery in a patient with functioning renal graft was reported. Surgery was carried out using standart operative techniques providing some precautions for renal graft protection: i. e. adequate mean perfu...

Goodpasture’s syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease in which anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies damage the glomerular and alveolar basement membrane. Its relapse is very rare, compared to other pulmonary-rena...

LPS-responsive beige-like anchor protein (LRBA) deficiency is a primary immunodeficiency belonging to the spectrum of common variable immunodeficiency disorders, frequently associated with immune dysregulation, autoimmun...

BackgroundItchy E3 ubiquitin ligase deficiency (ITCH deficiency) is a rare monogenic immune dysregulation syndrome characterized by early-onset multisystem autoimmunity and significant morbidity and mortality. Only one p...

Coincidence of membranous glomerulonephritis and autoimmune thyroiditis has been reported increasingly more commonly in recent years. Membranous glomerulonephritis is especially very common with autoimmune thyroiditis an...

BackgroundSolid organ transplantation is an effective treatment for end-stage organ diseases, including renal, hepatic, cardiac, and pulmonary failure (1). Long-term graft survival depends on sustained immunosuppression;...

Objective To assess the effectiveness of belimumab (BEL) in improving anaemia, thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia and leucopenia in patients with SLE.Methods The BeRLiSS (Belimumab in Real Life Setting Study) 2.0 cohort inclu...

Plasmapheresis is a method of cleaning the high molecular weight solutes such as immune complexes, protein-bound toxins, autoantibodies, cryoglobulins, myeloma light chains, and endotoxins from the extracorporeal blood p...

OBJECTIVE: Although BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) has mostly been reported to occur in transplanted kidneys, there has been a gradual increase in cases of BKVN in the native kidney. This study was directed towards investig...

OBJECTIVE: Our aim is to compare efficiency and safety of SRL+Tacrolimus (TAC) combination with that of Sirolimus (SRL) + Cyclosporin (CSA) combination during the early post-transplantation stage (first 3 months). MATE...

Kaposi’s sarcoma is a multifocal tumor of endothelial origin associated with human herpesvirus 8 infection. Lesions typically appear as patches, plaques, or hemorrhagic nodules. Kaposi’s sarcoma occurs in four main f...

Posttransplant malignancies, are one of the important factors that affect the patient and graft survival. In this study, posttransplant malignancies are investigated retrospectively in 144 renal transplant patients in ou...

Renal transplantation is the best method of renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease. On the other hand in the early or late period of transplantation, majority of patients suffer from allograf...

IntroductionPolyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic necrotizing vasculitis affecting medium-sized vessels. While peripheral neuropathy occurs in 50–75% of patients, cranial nerve involvement is exceptionally rare...

Abstract Background Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare neurological disorder typically associated with hypertension, cytotoxic agents, or supratherapeutic immunosuppressant levels. We report what appe...

Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare, potentially life-threatening autoimmune bleeding disorder characterized by the development of inhibitory autoantibodies against factor VIII (FVIII). While most commonly diagnosed in...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of posttransplant erythrocytosis (PTE). MATERIAL and METHODS: The study included 96 patients who received a renal allograft between 2005...

The antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is characterized by antibodies directed either at plasma proteins bound to phospholipids or at the phospholipids themselves. APS is referred to as primary when it occurs alone...

Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is a chronic inflammatory condition marked by excessive collagen deposition, resulting in skin thickening and fibrosis. We report the rare case of a 54-year-old woman with en coup de sa...

PURPOSE: This study was performed to determine risk factors influencing the development of osteonecrosis after renal transplantation. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated osteonecrosis in 308 kidney graft recipients (...