Role of narrow band ultra violet radiation as an add-on therapy in peritoneal dialysis patients with refractory uremic pruritus.

Aim: To assess the role of narrow band ultraviolet B (UVB) as a treatment option in peritoneal dialysis patients with refractory uremic pruritus.

Methods: In this retrospective study, 29 adult patients with end stage renal failure on peritoneal dialysis, and who had refractory uremic pruritus, were given narrow band UVB radiation as an add-on therapy to standard care for a duration of 12 wk. The response to the pruritus was assessed both weekly and at the end of the study period using a visual analogue score (VAS).

Efficacy of Febuxostat for Slowing the GFR Decline in Patients With CKD and Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia: A 6-Month, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Background: Hyperuricemia is a putative risk factor for the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We hypothesized that control of asymptomatic hyperuricemia may slow disease progression in CKD.

Study Design: This was a single-center, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study.

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in tuberculosis.

Renal involvement in tuberculosis occurs due to lympho-hematogenous dissemination. However, glomerular involvement is an uncommon event. Crescentic nephritis complicating tuberculosis is a therapeutic dilemma and weighs the risk of worsening the infection after immunosuppressive therapy.

Acute kidney injury following Russell's viper bite in the pediatric population: a 6-year experience.

Background: Snake bite continues to be an important public health problem in tropical countries, and Russell's viper is common in south-Asian countries such as India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar.

Case-diagnosis/treatment: Russell's viper envenomation can cause acute kidney injury (AKI) by various mechanisms. Few studies address AKI following Russell's viper bite in the pediatric population.

Long-term renal outcome of snake bite and acute kidney injury: a single-center experience.

Background: Snake bite can cause acute kidney injury (AKI) through multiple mechanisms. Many of these patients have severe kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy. The long-term outcome of survivors of such severe AKI is not known.

Non-IgA mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis: a benign entity?

Background: Non-IgA mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis is a well recognized but less studied entity. The clinical manifestations, treatment response and long-term outcome have not been clearly defined.

Methods: This single-centre study included patients with biopsy-proven non-IgA mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis who had been on regular follow-up for >3 years.

Herpes labialis in patients with Russell's viper bite and acute kidney injury: a single center experience.

Snake bite is an important health hazard in tropical countries and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Herpes labialis is a common ailment caused by the Herpes simplex virus. There is no published data showing any association between the snake bite and development of Herpes labialis.

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a brief review.

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a fibrosing disorder of the skin that develops in patients with advanced renal failure. It mostly presents with progressive hardening or induration of the skin of the extremities. Systemic involvement is also known to occur in this entity.