Chronic renal failure in the brazzaville university hospital center: Epidemiological, clinical and evolutionary aspects.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global public health problem today. In Congo, we have very little epidemiological data. Our goal is to describe the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic, and progressive aspects of IRC in Brazzaville.

[Achilles tendinopathy in a hemodialysis patient complicated by rupture of the Achilles tendon due to self-medication with ciprofloxacin: about a case].

This study aims to remind clinicians of fluoroquinolone-related tendinopathies. They are rare side effects, but which can result in functional disability. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman with a 11-year history of haemodialysis who had sudden left ankle pain and functional impairment in the ipsilateral member on day 5 after self-medication with ciprofloxacin.

[Renal amyloidoses in nephrology].

The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiological, evolutionary and clinical features of the renal amyloidosis and to identify poor prognostic factors. We conducted a retrospective study focusing on all patients hospitalized for renal amyloidosis between January 2013 and December 2014. The diagnosis was confirmed by renal puncture-biopsy or by biopsy of minor salivary glands.