An unusual DMSA scan: answer
Utility and cost of a renal tra ...
Successful transition from paediatric-centred to adult-oriented healthcare positively influences health outcomes for youth with chronic illness. The ...
Monitoring and managing viral i ...
Viral infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following renal transplantation. The pediatric cohort is at high risk of deve ...
Hemodiafiltration: the addition ...
Hemodiafiltration (HDF) combines both hemofiltration (HF) and hemodialysis in the same procedure. It was initially performed in adults in 1977, and ...
The impact of inflammation on b ...
Bone is a dynamic tissue. Skeletal bone integrity is maintained through bone modeling and remodeling. The mechanisms underlying this bone mass regul ...
Genetic basis of cystinosis in ...
We report the molecular findings for the CTNS gene in 12 Turkish cystinosis patients aged 7–29 years. All presented initially with severe failure to ...
Early steroid withdrawal in ped ...
This prospective, comparative trial investigated the impact on mean change in height standard deviation score (SDS), acute rejection rate, and renal ...
An unusual DMSA scan: answer
A further renal ultrasound scan at the age of 6 years showed nephrocalcinosis. In view of the proteinuria, the patient was started on enalapril. The ...
Change in left ventricular geom ...
The pattern of the left ventricle (LV) has important significance in adults with hypertension. The aim of the present study was to analyze changes a ...
Rescue from lethal Shiga toxin ...
Intestinal infection with Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing E.coli is a leading cause of hemolytic uremic syndrome and acute renal injury in otherwise hea ...
Serum adiponectin complexes and ...
In contrast to the general population, patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience increased total adiponectin levels despite an increased ...
Probability of urinary tract in ...
In infants with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO), the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) is unknown, and there is a lack of prospective ...
Managing urinary tract infectio ...
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in childhood. Presence of pyuria and bacteriuria in an appropriately collected urine sample are diagnostic ...
Age and gender may affect poste ...
It remains elusive what factors affect posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). Eleven PRES children, all with acute glomerulonephritis, ...
Hypertension and hemodialysis: ...
Hypertension is prevalent in adult and pediatric end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis. Volume overload is a primary factor contributing ...
Role of the podocyte in protein ...
In recent years, the podocyte, with its elaborate cytoarchitecture and slit diaphragm, has been the focus of extensive research, yet its precise rol ...
Renal transplantation in infant ...
There are still concerns about renal transplantation in small children. The aim of this study was to identify prenatal data, underlying diseases, pa ...
The influence of EPO and hypoth ...
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of erythropoietin (EPO), moderate hypothermia, and a combination thereof on the kidneys of newbor ...
Investigating mechanisms of chr ...
Animal models of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are important experimental tools that are used to investigate novel mechanistic pathways and to valida ...
An unusual DMSA scan—Question
A 4-year-old boy presented at the age of 2 with a urinary tract infection (UTI) associated with a febrile illness. Urine culture grew Escherichia co ...
Intensive hemodialysis for card ...
Heart and kidney dysfunction often coexist, and increasing evidence supports the interaction of these two organs, as demonstrated by the clinical co ...
Integrins in renal development
The kidney develops from direct interactions between the ureteric bud and the metanephric mesenchyme. The ureteric bud gives rise to the collecting ...
Elevated plasma advanced oxidat ...
Henoch–Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis characterized by involvement of skin, joints, gastrointestinal tract (GIT), and kidney; its ...
Kidney transplantation in child ...
Our objective was to assess the mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and their parents after renal transplantation ( ...
Hepcidin in anemia of chronic k ...
Anemia coincident with hyporesponsiveness to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents is an ongoing and prevalent problem in children with chronic kidney d ...
Community-acquired enterococcal ...
The objectives of this study were to characterize community-acquired (CA) enterococcal urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a tertiary pediatric cente ...