An unusual form of kidney injury without glomerulonephritis in microscopic polyangiitis: a case report.

Background: Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), a kind of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody associated vasculitis (AAV), predominantly affects small-sized vessels. MPA is a significant cause of the pulmonary-renal syndrome. Pauci-immune necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis is the typical renal histological feature of AAV.

Relationship between disease awareness and severity of kidney disease in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients.

Introduction: Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is responsible for 5%-10% of end-stage renal disease. We examined the relationship between renal and extrarenal findings, disease severity, and the level of consciousness of PKD patients.

Methods: Patients were asked to answer the questionnaire about PKD.

The effect of sodium exchange and dialytic biochemical parameters on blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and endothelial functions in patients with peritoneal dialysis.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between fluid and sodium excretion and blood pressure, echocardiographic parameters, and arterial stiffness in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and to evaluate the effect of sodium excretion on patients' survival.

Method: This study was conducted as a single-centered, prospective study in the Department of Nephrology in Erciyes University. The patients included in the study were followed up for 3 years.