BK virus nephropathy in non-renal solid organ transplant recipients: Are we looking hard enough?

We retrospectively examined the clinical characteristics, pathological features, and outcomes of BK viremia and nephropathy in a population of non-renal solid organ transplant patients (NRSOT) referred for outpatient nephrology consultation over a period of 5 years. In the entire cohort of liver, heart, and lung transplant recipients referred to this clinic, 14% percent were found to have BK viremia with a median peak serum BK viral load of 35 500 copies/ml (range 250 to 21 100 000 copies/ml). BK viremia resolved in six of the seventeen patients (35%).

Pneumatocele complicating acute hydrocarbon pneumonitis.

We present the radiological images and clinical summary of a patient with hydrocarbon ingestion and aspiration complicated by the development of a large pneumatocele.

Live/Real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of aortopulmonary window.

Aortopulmonary (AP) window is an extremely rare congenital anomaly involving a communication between the ascending aorta and pulmonary artery. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography is traditionally used in the diagnosis but has limitations. We report the usefulness of three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the assessment of AP window in two newborns studied by us.

Echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis in the elderly.

Aortic stenosis is one of the most common valvular conditions affecting the elderly population. This article reviews the echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis in the elderly including the advantages and limitations of different modalities and the potential role of 3-dimensional echocardiography in this special population.

The history of lupus erythematosus.

This article explores the history of lupus erythematosus from the origins of the name to the most modern therapeutic advances. The review includes information about the origin of the name "lupus," the first clear description of the skin lesions, the discovery of the systemic and discoid forms, and further advances which define our current view of this illness. The classical descriptions of Hippocrates, Paracelsus, Manardi, Rudolph Virchow, Cazenave, Robert Willan, and Moritz Kaposi are chronologically described.

Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis and regurgitation.

Color-guided continuous-wave Doppler has important limitations in the assessment of aortic stenosis (AS) and aortic regurgitation (AR). This article outlines the limitations of conventional echocardiographic methods and describes the three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of AS and AR.