Publications by authors named "Soken Hattori"

We herein report a 64-year-old man with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia accompanied by anaphylactoid reaction during hemodialysis. The patient was admitted to our hospital with acute myocardial infarction and developed acute kidney injury after percutaneous coronary intervention. When maintenance hemodialysis with heparin was initiated, the patient developed an anaphylactoid reaction with dyspnea, hypotension, nausea, and vomiting.

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A 50-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of fever and general malaise. He had no history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or treatment with immunosuppressive agents. We performed renal biopsy to investigate possible acute kidney injury.

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Article Synopsis
  • Immunodeficient patients are at risk for fungal infections, but these usually don't lead to peritonitis; however, a 66-year-old man with multiple myeloma and diabetes developed peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis from Enterococcus avium.
  • A CT scan showed a gastric mass and colon thinning, leading to the discovery of complications like gastrointestinal perforation and mucormycosis after emergency surgery.
  • Despite treatment with liposomal amphotericin B, the patient died 55 days later, highlighting the need for early diagnosis in immunocompromised individuals, especially those with risk factors like steroid use and diabetes.
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We report on a 70-year-old woman with intravascular large B-cell lymphoma, in whom the renal lesion was localized in the peritubular capillaries. The patient complained of fatigue, general malaise, and unsteadiness when walking. Laboratory tests showed anemia, increased C-reactive protein, and mild renal failure, with a serum creatinine level of 1.

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We report a 70-year-old man with primary (AL) amyloidosis with predominantly vascular deposition of amyloid diagnosed by renal biopsy, who was successfully treated using two chemotherapy regimens. There was rapid elevation of the serum creatinine level without remarkable proteinuria or hematuria. Renal histological examination showed some thickened arterial walls with amyloid fibril accumulation, and only a small amount of amyloid deposition in the glomeruli.

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