[Renal involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease].

The Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare form of Langherans cells. Since 1987 it is distinguished from other istiocytosis previously identified. The diagnosis of the disease relies on defined radiological (bone imaging) and pathological (histiocytic infiltration) criteria.

Hepatitis C virus core antigen test in monitoring of dialysis patients.

Hepatitis C virus infection is a persistent worldwide public health concern. The prevalence of HCV infection is much higher in patients on chronic haemodialysis (HD) than in the general population. HCV infection can detrimentally affect patients throughout the spectrum of chronic kidney disease.

[Nephrotic syndrome and Gram-negative sepsis in a patient with strongyloidiasis: a case report].

Strongyloidiasis is caused by a small intestinal nematode with a complex life cycle. In Italy the infection is endemic in rural areas of the Po Valley. The clinical syndrome of S.