When Medications Backfire: A Case Report of Rifaximin-Induced Rhabdomyolysis in a Kidney Transplant Patient.

Rhabdomyolysis involves significant skeletal muscle injury and destruction, which can be triggered by trauma, intense physical activity, heat, prolonged immobility, certain medications, and endocrine disorders. Rhabdomyolysis in renal transplants can be more complicated, and the prognosis is not well known, especially in the context of coexisting rejection. We present a case of rifampicin-induced rhabdomyolysis with superimposed acute cellular rejection in a kidney transplant patient.

COVID-19 and renal allograft rejection: insight from controlled and non-controlled studies.

Aim: Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), due to their immunosuppressed status, are potentially more susceptible to both the severe effects of COVID-19 and complications in their transplanted organ. The aim of this study is to investigate whether COVID-19 infection increases the risk of rejection in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs).

Methods: This study involved a detailed literature review, conducted using PubMed, with the search being completed by September 7th, 2023.

BK viral infection: A review of management and treatment.

BK viral infection remains to be a challenging post-transplant infection, which can result in kidney dysfunction. The mainstay approach to BK infection is reduction of immunosuppression. Alterations in immunosuppressive regimen with minimization of calcineurin inhibitors, use of mechanistic target of rapamycin inhibitors, and leflunomide have been attempted with variable outcomes.

Underwater acoustic sensing using the geometric phase.

We present a sensing modality using the geometric phase of acoustic waves propagating in an underwater environment. We experimentally investigate the effect of scattering by a small subwavelength perturbation on a flat submerged surface. We represent the state of an acoustic field in the unperturbed and perturbed cases as multidimensional vectors.