Phaeohyphomycosis in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Case Series.

Phaeohyphomycosis is a rare fungal infection in renal transplant recipients. We describe here five cases of phaeohyphomycosis in renal transplant recipients, two with deep-seated unusual sites of infection. All patients received antifungals, and surgical excision was done where feasible.

Outcome of Plasma Exchange in Acute Liver Failure due to Yellow Phosphorus Poisoning: A Single-center Experience.

Background: Yellow phosphorus (YP) is a protoplasmic poison that causes acute liver failure (ALF) for which liver transplantation is the definitive modality. Hereby, we present our clinical data on the role of plasma exchange (PE) in ALF due to YP poisoning when liver transplantation is not readily available.

Methods: Our study is a prospective observational type, conducted between January 2017 and January 2020, which included patients with ALF due to YP poisoning requiring PE.

Clinical profile and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury: a tertiary centre experience from South India.

Aim: The rates of development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in COVID-19 have been variably reported from across the world. Prevalence and outcomes of AKI in hospitalised COVID-19 patients in India has not been studied well.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study amongst adult hospitalised COVID-19 patients admitted at a tertiary care centre between May 1 and October 31, 2020.

Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection Associated Acute Kidney Injury - A Study from a Tertiary Care Center in South India.

Influenza A (H1N1) infection in 2009 spread rapidly all over the world. Mortality was high in patients with H1N1-associated acute kidney injury (AKI). We estimated the incidence, risk factors of AKI and mortality associated with H1N1 infection.

Pulmonary hypertension - prevalence, risk factors, and its association with vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis patients.

Pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) is a recently recognized complication in dialysis and it is associated with a poor outcome. We estimated the prevalence of PHTN and its association with vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients. One hundred and thirteen adult CKD patients were included in this study, of which 56 (49.

Low Concentration Trisodium Citrate as a Non-inferior Locking Agent for Non-tunneled Dialysis Catheters in the Asian Setting.

Introduction: Unfractionated heparin is the commonly used catheter lock solution in patients with temporary dialysis catheters as hemodialysis access. The effectiveness of trisodium citrate as an alternate catheter lock agent has not been studied in Asian population.

Methods: In this prospective quasi-experimental study, which included 180 patients with central venous dialysis catheter, patients were randomly allotted to citrate 4.

Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Necrotizing Sarcoid Granulomatosis.

Background: Sarcoidosis is a chronic disease characterized by noncaseating lesions involving any organ and tissue in the body. Hypercalcemia and acute kidney injury is a common renal presentation of sarcoidosis. Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis (NSG) is a granulomatous disease entity which presents with nodular masses of sarcoid like granuloma which primarily effects the lungs.

Prevalence and outcome of systemic fungal infections in renal transplant recipients - A tertiary care experience.

Fungal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients. These infections account for 5% of all infections in renal transplant recipients. The symptoms of systemic fungal infections are nonspecific, particularly in their early stages, and this can lead to delay in diagnosis.

A rare case of pancake kidney with glomerulonephritis.

Developmental anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tract occur in 3-6 per 1000 live births. Pancake kidney is one of the rarest types of renal ectopia. Urinary system anomalies often coexist with malformations of other organs and systems.

Successful Tenckhoff catheter salvage in a patient with peritoneovesical fistula: A case report.

Introduction: Many techniques are available for inserting peritoneal dialysis (PD) or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) catheters, with varying possible complications. We report a case of bladder perforation that was managed with catheter salvage.

Case Report: A 48-year-old man with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) underwent CAPD catheter placement percutaneously, with tip in the pelvis.

Hemodialysis: a therapeutic option for severe attacks of acute intermittent porphyria in developing countries.

Acute intermittent prophyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant disease that results from a defect in the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase. Acute intermittent porphyria is the most common of hepatic porphyrias and can tax the therapeutic capabilities of the physician to the limit. Motor weakness is a major feature of an acute attack, and flaccid paralysis of all extremities can occur rapidly, within a matter of days.

Acute renal failure due to rifampicin: a study of 25 patients.

Background: Acute renal failure (ARF) caused by rifampicin typically occurs on intermittent administration. There are isolated case reports and only one series reported in the literature. Systematic data, especially from countries endemic for tuberculosis and leprosy, are sparse.