Myelodysplastic syndromes may be associated with autoimmune diseases. Renal involvement is rare but, if occurs, it manifests predominantly as glomerular diseases. Extramembranous glomerulonephritis associated with myelodysplastic syndrome has been reported very rarely.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSecondary amyloidosis Amyloid A (AA) is an infrequent but a severe complication of Crohn's disease (CD). This complication results from the activity of the underlying inflammation disease to form amyloid fibril deposits in tissues. We present a case of a 34-year-old female patient with CD treated by azathioprine with inactive disease for three years and who developed a nephrotic syndrome secondary to AA amyloidosis.
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October 2019
Choreoathetotic syndrome is a rare complication of open cardiac surgery that is seen usually in children after surgery for congenital cardiac anomalies. Here, we report two cases of adult patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on regular hemodialysis who developed acute choreoathetotic syndrome few days after cardiac surgeries under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Improvement was seen after an interval with complete resolution in one case.
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August 2019
Previous studies have shown that insomnia is a common sleep disorder in patients with end-stage renal disease. This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors of insomnia in our chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. This is a cross-sectional study conducted in three HD units in Morocco.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To assess the association of inter-ethnic intra-ethnic marriage with severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in men undergoing angiography.
Methods: We conducted a prospective multicenter, multi-ethnic, cross sectional observational study at five hospitals in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in which we used logistic regression analysis with and without adjustment for baseline differences.
Results: Data were collected for 1068 enrolled patients undergoing coronary angiography for clinical indications during the period of April 1, 2013 to March 30, 2014.
Introduction: The water used for dilution of hemodialysis concentrates has to meet official quality recommendations regarding microbiology and chemical parameters. To avoid chemical use and to simplify treatments, hot water has been used to control microbial contamination of water distribution systems. In this study we evaluated the efficacy of heat disinfection in maintaining the quality of dialysis water generated by reverse osmosis (RO).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Patients in end stage renal disease on hemodialysis are in higher risk of bleeding related to the anticoagulation used during a session, so only the lowest effective dose of anticoagulation must be used. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of predilution in hemodiafiltration with reduced dose of anticoagulation compared to hemodialysis in preventing coagulation of circuits.
Patients And Methods: This study was conducted in stable hemodialysis patients without high bleeding risk.