Mixed cryoglobulinemia-associated Sjögren's syndrome leading to spontaneous rupture of the kidney: a case report.

Background: Spontaneous rupture of the kidney is uncommon and is mainly caused by renal tumors. Only a few cases are caused by vasculitis. We report here the first case of spontaneous rupture of kidney resulting from mixed cryoglobulinemia.

[Estimate of the needs in renal transplantation in Morocco].

Kidney transplantation is still underdeveloped in Morocco. In order to anticipate needs and discuss a possible reorganization of the provision of care, an estimate of the number of patients who would benefit from kidney transplant was conducted. This study was done in two steps.

Viral hepatitis C and B among dialysis patients at the Rabat University Hospital: prevalence and risk factors.

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients at the Rabat University Hospital and to identify the major risk factors for transmission. A retrospective study was performed in 67 chronic HD and 36 peritoneal dialysis patients. For the screening of viral infections, we tested for anti-HCV antibodies and HBs antigen (Hbs Ag).

Features and outcomes of lupus nephritis in Morocco: analysis of 114 patients.

Background: There is wide variation in clinical presentation and outcome of lupus nephritis (LN) among different ethnic groups. Few data for LN exist on North Africans, especially those from Morocco. The aim of our study was to review retrospectively the features and outcome of LN in Moroccan patients.

Survival of the first arteriovenous fistula in 96 patients on chronic hemodialysis.

Background: Native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) represents the best vascular approach for chronic hemodialysis. The aim of this study was to determine the survival of the first AVF and to identify the factors responsible for poor AVF survival.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 96 chronic hemodialysis patients benefiting from the creation and cannulation of their first AVF at our center, with a minimum follow-up period of 1 year.

[Pregnancy and lupus nephritis: report of 20 cases].

Aim: Pregnancies in women with lupus nephritis (LN) are a high-risk situation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of pregnancy on LN on either maternal and fetal prognosis.

Patients And Methods: It is a retrospective study of 20 pregnancies in 12 women with lupus nephritis.

[Severe ethylene glycol intoxication by skin absorption].

Unlabelled: Ethylene glycol is present predominantly in antifreeze,and in industrial solvents. Accidental ingestion of ethylene glycol is relatively rare, but may be potentially lethal. It results in a depression of the central nervous system, a severe metabolic acidosis and an acute renal failure by tubular precipitation of calcium oxalate crystals.

Urinary tract infections in renal allograft recipients from living related donors.

Urinary tract infection (UTI) remains the most common infectious complication in renal transplant recipients. We aimed in our study to describe the epidemiological patterns and evaluate the favouring factors of UTI in our renal allograft recipients. We evaluated retrospectively all the UTIs in 47 kidney recipients transplanted from living-related kidney donors in Rabat University Hospital, Morocco, from January 1998 to December 2005.

Predictors of hyperparathyroidism in renal transplant recipients.

The changes in parathyroid hormone secretion after successful renal transplantation remain to be clearly elucidated. Our study was aimed at identifying the predictors of hyperparathyroidism in renal transplant recipients. A retrospective single center study involving 37 renal transplant recipients, with a follow-up of at least one year, was performed.

Hypertension in related living donor renal allograft recipients.

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are extremely high in all stages of renal failure. Arterial hypertension remains a major problem even after renal transplantation. We studied retrospectively the hypertension patterns in recipients of renal allografts from living donors from January 1998 to December 2004.

[Initial presentation and course of lupus membranous glomerulonephritis].

Introduction: Lupus membranous nephropathy (MN) is associated with a substantial risk of developing end-stage renal disease and may thus be fatal. There is currently no consensus about specific immunosuppressive treatment. We describe the presentation of lupus MN and its course according to type of immunosuppressive treatment.