A homozygous missense mutation in the ciliary gene TTC21B causes familial FSGS.

Several genes, mainly involved in podocyte cytoskeleton regulation, have been implicated in familial forms of primary FSGS. We identified a homozygous missense mutation (p.P209L) in the TTC21B gene in seven families with FSGS.

[Post-infectious glomerulonephritis: unusual etiology of postpartum acute renal failure].

Severe pre-eclampsia and acute tubular necrosis due to hemorrhagic shock are the major causes of postpartum acute renal failure. Cortical necrosis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome are less frequently. Post-infectious glomerulonephritis as a cause of postpartum acute glomerular disease and renal failure has been rarely reported.

Brown tumors in dialyzed patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism: report of 16 cases.

Brown tumors (BTs) are relatively uncommon but they are serious complications of renal osteodystrophy. The objective of this study was to analyze the clinical, biological, and radiological characteristics of 16 patients with BTs provoked by secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) and its response to the decrease in parathyroid hormone levels after parathyroidectomy (PTX). The management of that uncommon condition was also reviewed.

[Surgical treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic renal failure].

Objective: To identify the indications for subtotal parathyroidectomy (PTX) in secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and report postoperative, early and late complications of PTX.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of subjects with chronic renal failure operated in Tunisian hospitals who received subtotal PTX over 10 years from January 1997 to December 2007. We analyzed the clinical, biological and radiological parameters pre- and postoperatively.

[Acute renal failure and fungus ball: A case report].

Fungus ball is rarely associated with acute renal failure (ARF). We report the case of a 65-year-old diabetic patient who has been admitted for a right kidney infection. Urinary exam showed a leucocyturia with a negative urine culture.

[Haemodialysis and its impact on the quality of life].

The haemodialysis has considerably transformed the evolution of chronic renal failure which usually has a precarious evolution. However, this palliative treatment disturbed in several manners the universe of the patient. Our purposes were to evaluate the quality of life of patient on haemodialysis and to identify the risk factors that can deteriorate it.

[Twin pregnancy after renal transplantation: first case reported in Tunisia].

Women with end-stage renal disease or on regular dialysis have low fertility. Renal transplantation restores not only normal renal and endocrine functions but also the reproductive function as well and this conception becomes possible. Pregnancy in transplanted women is at higher risk and necessitates a multidisciplinary follow up.