Infliximab for relapsing neurosarcoidosis recurring after kidney transplantation: a case report.

Neurological involvement of sarcoidosis is a rare condition, and its occurrence in the context of transplantation is exceptional. Moreover, treatment can be challenging. We report the unusual case of a patient transplanted with a kidney for end-stage renal disease secondary to sarcoidosis who experienced a neurological recurrence of the disease under immunosuppressive treatment, translating in behavioural aggressiveness, social withdrawal and weight loss.

[Iatrogenic disease in the elderly: about two cases of tricyclics-induced renal failure].

Prostatic hyperplasia is a common condition in people over the age of 50 and its incidence increases with age. It gives particular cause for concern when it is symptomatic. Drugs with potential adverse effects on lower urinary tract can induce symptoms.

[Depression in patients on chronic hemodialysis at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital of Lomé (Togo)].

Introduction: The aim of our study was to estimate the prevalence of depression and to investigate its associated risk factors in patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis.

Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study in the hemodialysis unit of the Division of Nephrology at the University Hospital of Sylvanus Olympio Lomé (Togo) from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014. Self-evaluation Scale as calibrated using the Beck Depression Inventory in his simplified version was our screening tool.

[Tuberculosis among chronic hemodialysis patients in Togo: Report of 10 cases].

Goals: To determine the frequency of tuberculosis among hemodialysis patients in Togo, specify its different localizations and identify its diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective study over a period of 5 years (2010-2015). It includes the records of periodic hemodialysis patients in the Nephrology Department of the Sylvanus-Olympio University Teaching Hospital in Lomé.