Froin's Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature and the Addition of Two New Cases.

Background: Froin's syndrome (FS) is a rare entity with uncertain prevalence and prognosis, defined by a pathognomonic triad: cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) xanthochromia, elevated protein levels in the CSF, and hypercoagulated CSF, usually obtained through lumbar puncturing below the level of a partial or complete spinal block.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive review of the literature on FS from its first description in 1903 to December 2023, utilizing PubMed and Google Scholar, and included two new cases from our clinical practice.

Results: We describe two patients who suffered from Froin's syndrome secondary to spinal abscesses.

Diagnosis and Management of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome and the Potential Impact of the 2023 ACR/EULAR Antiphospholipid Syndrome Classification Criteria.

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rare and life-threatening condition characterized by the persistence of antiphospholipid antibodies and occurrence of multiple vascular occlusive events. CAPS currently remains a diagnostic challenge and requires urgent treatment. The diagnosis of CAPS is made difficult by classification criteria used as diagnostic criteria in clinical practice, knowledge derived from retrospective data and case reports, confounding clinical and biological features, and its rapid onset and mortality.

Antiphospholipid Antibodies Associated with Native Arteriovenous Fistula Complications in Hemodialysis Patients: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.

Antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)-persistent positivity is frequent in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) complications such as stenosis and thrombosis are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. The association between aPL positivity and AVF thrombosis seems to now be well established.

Scleroderma renal crisis triggered by ibuprofen: Insights on complement-directed therapy.

Scleroderma renal crisis is a severe complication of systemic sclerosis with a poor prognosis. Therefore, identifying precipitating factors is essential. Among known risk factors, only few are reversible.

Efforts to Better Characterize "Antiphospholipid Antibody Nephropathy" for the 2023 ACR/EULAR Antiphospholipid Syndrome Classification Criteria: Renal Pathology Subcommittee Report.

Objective: Antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) nephropathy (-N) can be challenging to recognize due to a lack of established classification or diagnostic criteria. As part of efforts to develop new antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) classification criteria (CC), the APS CC Renal Pathology Subcommittee aimed to better characterize the entity of aPL-N.

Methods: We used a 4-pronged approach that included (1) administering Delphi surveys to worldwide APS physicians to generate aPL-N terminology; (2) conducting a literature review to demonstrate the association of nephropathy with aPL and identify published aPL-N histopathological terminology and descriptions; (3) evaluating aPL-N terminology used in renal biopsy reports from an international patient registry; and (4) evaluating proposed kidney pathologic features for aPL-N by assessment of international Renal Pathology Society (RPS) members.

Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by a Non-HACEK Gram-Negative Pathogen in a Hemodialysis Patient.

Infective endocarditis (IE) due to non-HACEK (species other than ) bacteremia accounts for less than 2% of all IE cases but is proven to be associated with higher mortality, even more so in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Few data are available in the literature concerning non-HACEK Gram-negative (GN) IE in this immunocompromised population with multiple comorbidities. We report the atypical clinical presentation of an elderly HD patient diagnosed with a non-HACEK GN IE, namely , successfully treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics.

Jejunal perforation secondary to blind insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter: a case report and review of literature.

Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) depends upon a functioning and durable access to the peritoneal cavity. Many techniques exist to insert a peritoneal catheter, showing similar outcomes and benefits. Blind percutaneous insertion represents a bedside intervention predominantly performed by nephrologists requiring only local anesthesia, sedation and minimal transcutaneous access.

Undetected Iatrogenic Drug-Induced Complications in a Hemodialyzed Anuric Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Anuric hemodialyzed end-stage renal disease patients are prone to multiple complications and comorbidities and are therefore often treated with various medications. Adverse drug reactions and risk factors leading to them can be difficult to discern in such polymedicated patients. Most problems regarding low phosphate levels are frequently underdiagnosed in clinical practice and sometimes overlooked in these regularly hyperphosphatemic patients.

[Negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on peritonitis rate in peritoneal dialysis patients: Pleading for a continuous educational training].

Background: Peritonitis is a common complication of chronic peritoneal dialysis treatment contributing to both technique failure and/or death. Little is effectively known about the actual benefits of a continuous training program on peritonitis rates. In the present study, we measured the impact of our patients' training protocol on peritonitis rates.

Iatrogenic Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Foreign bodies such as implanted cardiac devices are susceptible to infections and may be involved in infective endocarditis. Exposure to pathogens, by frequent use of intravascular accesses for hemodialysis (i.e.

Hemolysis in a Patient during Hemodialysis.

We report a case of hemolysis during a hemodialysis (HD) session in a 71-year-old man. His end-stage kidney disease is secondary to light-chain amyloidosis with renal involvement. Despite immunosuppressive treatment, his renal function continued to decline, and dialysis had to be initiated.

Foreign body ingestion-related peritonitis in an elderly peritoneal dialysis patient.

Among peritoneal dialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis is a well-known complication, but it can also be non-peritoneal dialysis-related (e.g. ruptured appendix).