Recent Articles
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May 23, 2023 Research ArticleCombined Immunosuppressive Treatment in Children with Primitive Steroid Resistant Nephrotic SyndromeAbstract Objective: Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome (SRNS) is a rare condition where 10-20% of children with nephrotic syndrome will not respond to prednisolone therapy. Immunosuppressive therapy with drugs such as Cyclosporine A (CsA), Mycophenolate Mof.....
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April 17, 2023 Case ReportAbstract Background: Patients with membranous nephropathy (MN) may have an associated malignancy, commonly solid tumors. Here we present a case of T-cell acute lymphoblasti leukemia (T-ALL) and concurrent MN; the clinical course indicated there was a causal l.....
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February 21, 2023 Research ArticleAbstract Background: A major challenge for successful renal transplantation is to develop an efficient regulation to prevent allograft rejection. T helper 17 cells (Th17) (pro-inflammatory) and many regulatory T cells (CD4+CD25+; Tregs) (anti-inflammatory) ha.....
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January 13, 2023 Case ReportAbstract Effective therapy for a lupus nephritis flare is still elusive. Topoisomerase I inhibitor irinotecan as add on therapy is shown to have favourable outcome in lupus nephritis but its use in lupus nephritis flare is not reported. Objective: To study t.....
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October 08, 2022 Research ArticleAbstract Back ground: We aimed to represent the effects of SARS Co V -2 on kidney functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients of varied baseline GFR values staged into renal categories of one to five. Methods: We conducted a single-center, retrospec.....
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October 12, 2022 Research ArticleAbstract Background: Xerostomia or dryness of mouth is relatively common among patients on chronic hemodialysis. Incidence of xerostomia among dialysis population is not well documented. India being a tropical country with high and humid temperatures, xerosto.....
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October 07, 2022 Research ArticleAbstract SARS CoV-2 virus detection using rapid Antigen diagnostic kit, is now widely used for detection and screening purposes. Self-testing antigen kits are recommended for high-risk individuals. The present study was done to see the utility of self-testing.....
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August 12, 2022 Case ReportAbstract Hemorrhagic cholecystitis is a rare and fatal diagnosis with an incidence of 3.5% that requires immediate intervention. It is commonly underdiagnosed as it mimics other more common diseases. We describe a case of an older woman on hemodialysis diagno.....