Antibiotic Lock Therapy (ALT) for the prevention of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection (CRBSI) in neurological patients treated with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE).

•Catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is associated with several debilitating consequences for patients and medical institutions.•Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) significantly reduced the incidence of CRBSI in patients receiving therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE).•Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) reduced the medical care costs•ALT should be considered an acceptable and reasonable approach for patients receiving TPE.

Determinants of hyperphosphatemia and its relation with hemoglobin levels among hemodialysis patients in two hospitals from Syria: a prospective cross-sectional study.

Unlabelled: Hyperphosphatemia and anemia were both associated with several complications in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. This study aimed to determine the risk factors of hyperphosphatemia and its relation with anemia among hemodialysis (HD) patients. Secondly, it aimed to determine the prevalence of hyperphosphatemia and anemia.

Cyclosporine treatment for steroid-resistant nephrosis complicated with acquired hemophilia A: a case report.

Unlabelled: Acquired hemophilia refers to the development of a clotting factor deficiency typically, when autoantibodies are produced against coagulation factor and tend to be in the elderly and rare in children.

Case Report: A 12-year-old girl with steroid-resistant nephrosis (SRN) was admitted complaining of pain in her right leg and an ultrasound showed a hematoma in her right calf. The coagulation profile revealed partial thromboplastin time prolongation and high titers (156 BU) of anti-factor VIII inhibitors were observed.

Delayed acyclovir therapy for disseminated varicella zoster in an adult kidney transplant recipient: a case report and literature review.

Unlabelled: Kidney transplant recipients are at increasing risk for reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection.

Presentation Of Case: A 31-year-old male was admitted with fever, chest pain, and dyspnea. Also, the complaints accompanied by generalized maculopapular, vesicular, hemorrhagic, itching, and painful rash with pustules and crusts on an erythematous base fill the entire body for the last 10 days.

Primary membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a child with down syndrome complicated with CVA: A case report.

Introduction: Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder that affects multiple organs but glomerular lesions were reported only in case reports such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN).

Case Presentation: A 14-year-old male child with DS was presented with generalized edema over three months. Laboratory tests revealed nephrotic syndrome (NS) and urinary tract infection (UTI).

MELAS syndrome with rare manifestations misdiagnosed as vasculitis in the absence of lactic acidosis: A case report.

Introduction: The syndrome of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is one of the most common inherited mitochondrial disorders.

Presentation Of Case: A 33- year-old male was admitted due to edema, urinary retention, and reduce urinary output. The medical history included a pigmentary retinopathy (PR) at age of 22 and uveitis at age of 30, which were both treated with prednisolone.

Percutaneous transluminal interventions of transplant renal artery stenosis: A case series study.

Introduction: and importance: Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a well-recognized vascular complication after kidney transplant that can lead to graft loss, when it is diagnosed early and treated appropriately it may prevent kidney damage and related systemic squeals.

Case Presentation: This case-series represents our center experience in managing TRAS using percutaneous transluminal angioplasty [either balloon angioplasty (PTA) or stent placement (PTAS)] in 11 patients.

Clinical Discussion: All treated patients experienced immediate total recovery of renal function and normalization of arterial blood pressure without any drug or reducing the number of drugs used; no complications related to the intervention were reported.

Successful Kidney Transplant for Nephropathic Cystinosis in a Patient with Von Willebrand Disease Type III: The First Case Report.

Nephropathic cystinosis (NC) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, which causes cysteine-crystals accumulation with progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Von willebrand disease (VWD) type III is a rare subtype of von willebrand factor (VWF) abnormality, which is characterized by severe reduction of VWF and factor VIII activity. A 16-year-old patient with NC and VWD type III presented with uremic symptoms due to ESRD.

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Induced by Hypomagnesemia due to in a Patient with Kidney Transplant.

Hypomagnesemia is found in 12% of hospitalized patients and up to 60% of intensive care unit patients and is associated with a variety of organ dysfunction. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a neurologic hyperperfusion disorder that mostly affects posterior portions of the brain. Various theories were proposed to explain whether hypomagnesemia is etiology or associated with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).

Liver-kidney recipients with chronic viral hepatitis C treated with interferon-alpha.

Antiviral therapy with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) and pegylated IFN-alpha (PEG-IFN-alpha) for chronic hepatitis C (HCV)-infected kidney recipients remains controversial. IFN-alpha is not recommended in most cases because it induces severe acute graft rejection. However, IFN-alpha, as PEG-IFN-alpha, is associated with a more pronounced immune response, and is well tolerated in HCV-infected liver recipients without causing graft rejection.