2017 - Volume 2 - Issue 1 Articles
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Case Report | ArticleDecember 13, 2016 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract We describe a female patient in her 70s with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis who developed an acute kidney injury secondary to cyclosporine use. Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and severe immunologic disorder characterized b.....
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Mini Review | ArticleFebruary 16, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract The renal vasculature contributes to the cardiovascular homeostasis, regulating its vascular tone, blood flow as well as systemic blood pressure. The renovascular tone can be modulated by many vasoactive substances, highlighting 5-hydroxytryptamine.....
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Research Article | ArticleApril 10, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Hypertension with rapid worsening of renal function is a rare presentation of lupus nephritis. The aim of this work is to ascertain the prevalence and prognostic importance of malignant hypertension at the onset of LN. We also searched for a correl.....
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Case Report | ArticleMay 26, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare gas producing necrotizing infection of renal parenchyma, which overlooked can lead to a mortality rate as high as 80%. A 54-year-old female with a history of diabetes presented to the emergency departm.....
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Case Report | ArticleApril 11, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract n this report we will present a case on a seventy-six-year-old female patient with bilateral hydronephrosis, sepsis, and insulinoma that died due to septic shock. Necropsy findings showed that the cause of bilateral hydronephrosis was the swelling of.....
