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Chronic diseases are currently the major cause of death in all over the world. Among chronic diseases, the prevalence and incidence of chronic kidney disease are progressively increasing and assuming a novel epidemic. It...

Primary lymphedema is a rare disease caused by a disorder of lymphatic system. Clinical presentation and age at onset are variable. AA amyloidosis is usually due to chronic inflammatory diseases, malignant tumors or less...

Aspergillus infections may present in a variety of conditions including chronic sinusitis and are rarely seen in individuals without immune deficiency. A 69-year-old male patient was seen because of continuing complaints...

OBJECTIVE: A number of studies report CXCL-16 as a new chemokine that mediates the collection of leukocytes and adhesion of macrophages to coronary artery smooth muscle cells, and stimulates atherosclerosis. However, the...

OBJECTIVE: Recently, despite the developments in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, herbal product use in patients with chronic diseases has become more frequent. The aim of our study was to investigate the frequency o...

Abstract Background Most households in developing countries like India are not able to afford to get the services of efficient energy for cooking and lighting. Therefore, they rely mostly on solid fuels (firewood, dung c...

OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in patients with endstage renal disease. Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) is increased in conditions associated with increased risk of atheroscler...

"Widespreadly performing cardiac operations and their successfull results, caused to think these operations in the patients with high risk and comorbidities, or for treated patients. Main reason of death in chronic renal...

Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a malign disease of lmyphatic system. It’s known that, chronic renal failure may occur as a result of glomerular pathology which develops due to malign diseases. But, association of Hodgkin’s ...

Numerous studies have documented the high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). There are several reasons for the high risk of CVD—in particular the older age of patients, ...

In this study, cases with secondary amyloidosis due to rheumatic diseases were investigated retrospectively. Sixteen female, 14 male (mean age, 34±15 years) total 30 cases were included into the study. The number of cas...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of common skin diseases in chronic kidney patients under medical treatment, and to determine their relations with chronic kidney disease stagin...

Magnesium is one of the 11 most abundant elements in the human body and it is required for the action of over 300 enzymes. It is the most common intracellular, bivalent cation. It is located in quite important structures...

AIM: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease in CKD. Pent...

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc dependent proteinases and the main promoters of extracellular matrix degradation. Their role in renal diseases is now being understood better. Several progressive ren...

Abstract Background Chronic hepatopathies present a diagnostic challenge, with different diseases being associated with similar clinical and laboratory findings. Characterization of dogs with chronic hepatopathies can be...

OBJECTIVE: Clinical studies have demonstrated that tubulointerstitial rather than glomerular pathology correlates with the degree and progression of renal impairment. Urinary n-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminidase (NAG) is a bio...

Chronic Kidney Disease affects approximately 10% of the world’s adult population: it is within the top 20 causes of death worldwide, and its impact on patients and their families can be devastating. World Kidney Day an...

In patients with renal disease, particularly with nephrotic syndrome hyperlipidemia can be seen, and may lead to systemic atherosclerosis and progression of the renal disease. Several lipid abnormalities can be seen in v...

Objective: Anemia is one of the most important factors that decrease the quality of life in patients with end-stage renal desease receiving hemodialysis treatment. In these patients, Erythropoietin stimulating agents (E...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to show the important effectof a uremic environmenton the development of insulin resistance and if insulin resistance might be reversible with the treatment of metabolic disord...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease and death. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a serious public health problem because of its associated morbidity, mortality, and health care cos...

OBJECTIVE: Amyloidosis is a chronic disease associated with proteinuria and can progress to renal failure. The diagnosis and treatment of the underlying cause is therefore important. In this study at a university hospi...

OBJECTIVE: The distribution of renal diseases varies from center to center with respect to race, geographical area and biopsy indications. In this retrospective study we examined renal biopsies performed during a 5-yea...