Association between high-molecular-weight adiponectin and bone mineral density in hemodialysis patients.

Background: Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder is a regular complication seen in hemodialysis patients and leads to substantial increases in the fracture rate, morbidity, and mortality. Discovered a few years ago, several clinical studies have shown a negative correlation between adiponectin and bone mineral density (BMD) independently of confounding factors. The relationship between adiponectin and bone metabolism in hemodialysis patients has not been fully described yet.

[An elderly case of ANCA-positive membranous nephropathy].

We report a rare case of nephrotic syndrome in an elderly woman with positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody(ANCA). The patient was 81 years of age and had a history of interstitial pneumonia. She was diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis(RA) at admission.