Development of a clinical risk score system for peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis treatment failure.

Objective: This study aimed to construct a clinical risk score system for peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis (PDAP) treatment failure to provide a theoretical basis for clinical workers.

Methods: A total of 161 PDAP individuals admitted to our hospital were included, among whom 70 cases were in the treatment-improved group and 87 cases were in the treatment failure group. We compared the general condition, clinical manifestations, and laboratory examination indicators of the two groups of individuals, used multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify the factors influencing PDAP treatment failure, and developed a clinical risk score system.

Inflammatory demyelinating neuropathies with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: Two case reports.

Rationale: Inflammatory demyelinating neuropathies such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) are autoimmune disorders that may have a common pathogenesis. Here, we describe 2 unique cases of FSGS, 1 with GBS and the other with CIPD. We believe that reviewing these multisystemic diseases will help in better understanding of FSGS pathogenesis.