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Cureus
November 2024
Department of Nephrology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, JPN.
A 63-year-old woman undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) presented to our hospital with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and cloudy PD effluent. An elevated white blood cell count in the PD effluent led to a diagnosis of PD-associated peritonitis. She was subsequently started on intraperitoneal cefazolin and ceftazidime, after which her condition improved rapidly.
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December 2024
Pediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, instigated by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has profoundly impacted healthcare infrastructures around the globe. While children are usually asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, children with pre-existing kidney conditions require specialized attention. This pivotal report, championed by the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA), delivers precise and actionable recommendations tailored for pediatric patients with kidney ailments in this pandemic landscape.
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November 2024
Department of Nephrology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, JPN.
A 46-year-old woman on peritoneal dialysis (PD) had cloudy peritoneal dialysis effluent that had persisted for 10 days by the time she visited our hospital. The white blood cell count in the effluent was elevated to 1500/μL, leading to a diagnosis of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis. The effluent cleared within two days with treatment using cefazolin and ceftazidime, and the white blood cell count dropped to 0/μL by day 6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) with its chronic inflammatory component. In the treatment of MS, corticosteroids are usually implemented to reduce the disease's inflammation rate. In this case study, we present a patient with MS that initially received corticosteroids, which heightened his vulnerability to infections, particularly respiratory ones.
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December 2024
Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Room 0E48, De Boelelaan 1117 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Lipoid pneumonia is a rare entity most often associated with inhalation of foreign material (i.e. "fire-eater's lung"), silicone injection, and severe trauma.
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