[Renal Damage and Obesity: a Silent Pairing].

Obesity is recognized as a true chronic disease and an independent risk factor for kidney disease. In particular, a correlation was observed between obesity and the development of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. The clinical consequences of obesity on the kidney can include albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome, nephrolithiasis, and increased risk of development and progression of renal failure.

[Acute HCV-induced hepatitis in a patient affected by atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) treated with Eculizumab - case report].

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare and heterogenous disease caused by a disregulation of the alternative pathway of the complement cascade. Specifically, microvascular damage is produced that can lead to acute kidney disease, hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia. It accounts for 10% of all hemolytic uremic syndromes and can result in death or in end stage renal disease since the first episode.

[Iodide mumps following low-osmolarity contrast medium use in haemodialysis patients].

Sialadenitis (Iodide Mumps) is a rare complication following the administration of iodinated contrast media. It is characterized by the painless bilateral enlargement of the submandibular salivary glands. The pathogenesis of this adverse reaction remains unclear.