Liver Cyst Infection after Colon Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in a Patient with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease on Maintenance Hemodialysis.

A 60-year-old Japanese man with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) on maintenance hemodialysis underwent colonoscopy and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). He was hospitalized after 4 days of fever that began the day following colonoscopy. We detected Klebsiella pneumoniae in a blood culture and a ring-shaped integration in the liver cyst by gallium scintigraphy.

Role of amyloidosis in determining the prognosis of dialyzed patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

The role of secondary amyloidosis in determining the prognosis of dialyzed patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was examined in 22 patients with a mean age of 60.1 years included 21 renal amyloidosis. RA duration until the start of dialysis was 19.