[Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome due to Hantaan virus or a serologically related virus].

Seven cases of acute renal failure consecutive to haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) due to the Hantaan virus or to a serologically related virus are reported. These cases were observed in north-eastern France between March, 1983 and January, 1984. All patients were of rural origin and had been in contact with field mice.

[Role of sodium in the control of compartmental distribution of water during hemodialysis. I. Measurement of water transfer].

Symptomatic hypotension and other symptoms of the so-called dialytic desiquilibrium syndrome have been related to alterations of body fluid osmolality and distribution. Fluid removal from the intracellular compartment can be achieved by manipulating the sodium dialysate (NaD). The extracellular fluid volume ( EFCV ) was measured with inulin and/or 35SO = 4.

[Acute renal failure caused by clometacin hypersensitivity].

Renal involvement is not frequently observed during therapy with clometacine and its mechanism not fully understood. We report on a case of acute renal failure occurring four times in conjunction with acute hepatitis before the causative effect of clometacine was demonstrated. Drug hypersensitivity was documented by anatomical findings consisting in renal interstitial infiltration by mononuclear cells and eosinophils and by hypereosinophilia, increase in plasma IgE and a positive basophil degranulation test.

Assessment of divided renal function by renography. Validation in patients with separate urine collections from each kidney.

Divided renal function was measured by 99mTc-DTPA renography using a gamma camera and a computer-assisted program. In 14 patients with permanent bilateral ureterostomies (7) or temporary ureteric catheterization (7), split renal function was calculated by analysis of the initial phase of the kidney activity-time curve and measured simultaneously by conventional clearance techniques. A high correlation was found between individual clearances measured by computation and by the conventional procedure.