Publications by authors named "Lilimar da Silveira Rioja"
Background: The renal length and cortical echogenicity have shown correlation to the renal function and histological changes in CKD patients. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of crude and composite ultrasound parameters based on kidney measurements and cortical echogenicity to detect renal dysfunction and histological changes.
Methods: Kidney sonography and biopsy were performed in 112 patients.
Article Synopsis
- - Dengue virus (DENV) can cause mild symptoms or lead to severe disease, including organ failure, with renal involvement linked to higher mortality rates.
- - Post-mortem studies of four patients who died from DENV-4 in Brazil revealed significant renal damage, characterized by inflammation, tissue injury, and viral replication indicated by NS3 protein presence.
- - The observed kidney damage likely resulted from a combination of high viral loads and an intense immune response, leading to increased secretion of inflammatory substances in the kidneys.
Introduction: A clinical index that discriminates disease progression independent of histopathologic features may be valuable in the best timing of biopsy.
Objective: This study addresses the question if a clinical index based on cortical echogenicity, renal length to body height ratio (KL/H), and serum creatinine levels predicts renal survival.
Methods: The study enrolled 154 patients.
[Renal parenchymal disease: histopathologic-sonographic correlation].
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
October 2008
Purpose: This study was designed to address the correlation between sonography of a kidney with histological lesions and clinical findings in patients with renal parenchymal disease based on a multivariate logistic regression analysis.
Methods: Clinical and laboratory data, sonograms and renal biopsies were evaluated in 154 patients. Cortical echogenicity was graded as less than (0), equal to (1) or greater than (2) liver/spleen parenchyma.