Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis is a rare small-vessel vasculitis leading to multi-organ dysfunction, often associated with chronic infections like hepatitis C virus (HCV), and autoimmune disorders. Most cases involve mixed monoclonal or polyclonal immunoglobulins, presenting symptoms such as purpura, arthralgias, and weakness. Severe organ involvement, particularly cardiac, is rare but potentially life-threatening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Kidney transplantation (KT) restores the fertility of women with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), thus offering them the possibility of having children. However, pregnancy after kidney transplantation is associated with high maternal-fetal morbidity. The purpose of this work is to report the experience of our service in pregnancies in kidney transplant recipients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Kidney transplantation (KT) restores the fertility of women with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), thus offering them the possibility of having children. However, pregnancy after kidney transplantation is associated with high maternal-fetal morbidity. The purpose of this work is to report the experience of our service in pregnancies in kidney transplant recipients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Bladder localization of AA amyloidosis is rare. It can be responsible for massive and recurrent hematuria. We report a case of bladder AA amyloidosis secondary to Crohn's disease in a renal transplant patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Thymoglobulin® is a polyclonal antibody indicated for induction treatment in kidney transplantation. The purpose of this study is to estimate the effectiveness of Thymoglobulin® as induction treatment in kidney transplant patients with low immune risk.
Methods: we conducted a retrospective study between January 2012 and September 2017.