Anxiety and Depression Disorders in Adults on Chronic Hemodialysis.

Mood disorders are common in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and may increase morbidity and mortality in adults on chronic hemodialysis (HD), affecting their quality of life (QOL). We aimed to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with anxiety and depression in ESRD patients on chronic HD. Thirty-nine HD patients were assessed for anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire.

Granulomatous interstitial nephritis in the military hospital of Morocco: Causes and outcomes.

Granulomatous interstitial nephritis (GIN) is a rare cause of renal failure. Most frequent etiologies are sarcoidosis, drugs, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and infections agents (particularly renal tuberculosis). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical features, causes, and outcomes of patients with GIN in adult patients in a region of Morocco.

Acute interstitial nephritis in the military hospital of Morocco: Clinical features and renal outcomes.

Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is a common cause of acute kidney injury, possibly with increasing incidence over recent years; therefore, epidemiological studies provide important information for clinical practice and investigations. The aim of this retrospective study was to describe the clinical features and outcome of patients with biopsy-proven AIN in a region of Morocco. All native renal biopsies (January 2008 to December 2017) on adults were reviewed, but only AIN cases were analyzed.

Cryoglobulinemia in a moroccan nephrology department.

Cryoglobulinemia is a rare cause of kidney disease that occurs in patients with various diseases. Renal involvement often occurs after appearance of various clinical manifestations dominated by purpura and neuropathy. The aim of this study is to describe clinical, biological, and pathological characteristics of cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis (GN), as well as treatment and outcome.

Histopathological study of nephrotic syndrome in adults: A Moroccan report.

The reported causes of nephrotic syndrome (NS) varies between different countries. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the underlying causes of NS in adult patients who underwent renal biopsy in a region of Morocco and we also determined the distribution of histopathological diagnoses with regard to the age subgroups and genders from January 2007 to December 2016. Patients were divided into four groups according to age at the time of renal biopsy.

Gastrointestinal bleeding due to angiodysplasia in patients on hemodialysis: A single-center study.

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding due to angiodysplastic lesions is a common problem among patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). We studied 22 HD patients (5 females and 17 males) who had GI bleeding due to angiodysplasia; the mean age of whom was 54 ± 10 years. All patients had upper and lower GI endoscopy.

Infective endocarditis in chronic hemodialysis patients: experience from Morocco.

Since the 1960s, regular hemodialysis (HD) was recognized as a risk factor for the development of infective endocarditis (IE), particularly at vascular access sites. The present report describes our experience at the Etat Major General Agadir, Morocco, of taking care of IE in patients on regular dialysis. A retrospective analysis was made of five cases of IE in patients receiving regular HD having arteriovenous fistula as vascular access.

[Clinical case of acute renal failure revealing an autoimmune hypothyroidism].

Although the clinic picture is often indicative of muscle manifestations in patients with hypothyroidism, signs and symptoms of this condition are variable from simple elevation of serum muscle enzymes with myalgia, muscle weakness, cramps to rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure which remains a rare event. Thyroid hormones affect the function of almost every body organ, and thyroid dysfunction produces a wide range of metabolic disturbances. Hypothyroidism is associated with significant effects on the kidney which the pathophysiology seems to be multifactorial, but the exact mechanisms remain poorly understood.