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The occurrence of acute renal-vein thrombosis (RVT) is a possible but rarely described complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It has not been reported to occur as the initial presentation in lupus patients. ...

The infantile form of primary hyperoxaluria is a very rare disease and often presents as a lifethreatening condition because of rapid progression to end-stage renal disease and systemic oxalosis. We described two infants...

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, life threatened disease. It is characterized by fever, variable neurological manifestations, progressive renal failure, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocy...

In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) avascular osteonecrosis can occur either because of a complication of treatment or association with antiphospholipid antibody (APA). In this report, a patient with SLE ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder. One of the most typical aspects of SLE is renal involvement. Lupus nephritis is a serious disease whose prognosis can usually be improved dramatically by trea...

Lupus nephritis is an infl ammation of the kidney caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Lupus nephritis is a frequent complication of SLE that increases mortality and morbidity. Minimal glomerular lesions, mesang...

Kidney may be affected by many types of systemic disease and play an important role on the diagnosis and treatment of these systemic illnesses. Many immuncomplex diseases like systemic lupus 'erythematosus (SLE), Henoch ...

Both uremia and bioincompatibility of hemodialysis result in a chronic systemic inflammatory syndrome. There is evidence for the activation of monocytes and subsequent release of several proinflammatory cytokines in urem...

OBJECTIVE: Ultrafiltration (UF) failure is a frequent complication of peritoneal dialysis peritonitis. Octreotide (OCT) has antiproliferative effects on many cells. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of OC...

The type of mesengial proliferative glomerulonephritis having IgM deposition in DIF examination is called IgM nephropathy. A case performed renal biopsy due to urine findings and diagnosed as IgM nephropathy is presented...