An unusual DMSA scan: answer
Optimizing treatment strategies ...
The letter by Davin and colleagues in this issue of Pediatric Nephrology on the long-term efficacy of plasma therapy (PT) in atypical haemolytic ura ...
Surgical management of vesicour ...
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the most common uropathy affecting children. Compared to children without VUR, those with VUR have a higher rate of p ...
Bilateral renal artery stenosis ...
Epidermal nevus syndrome is a rare congenital sporadic neuro-ectodermic disorder, characterized by the presence of epidermal nevi in association wit ...
Longitudinal study of bone mine ...
Children with idiopathic hypercalciuria (IH) may have a reduced bone mineral density (BMD), which could impact on bone health in adulthood. There is ...
Can bisphosphonates play a role ...
In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) renal osteodystrophy, in the form of either low- or highturnover bone disease, is quite common. While ...
Adiponectin, cardiovascular dis ...
Over the past decade, adiponectin has been a subject of interest in many fields of medicine. The effect of adiponectin in metabolism and inflammatio ...
Community-acquired enterococcal ...
The objectives of this study were to characterize community-acquired (CA) enterococcal urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a tertiary pediatric cente ...
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 ...
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 ( ...
Elevated plasma advanced oxidat ...
Henoch–Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis characterized by involvement of skin, joints, gastrointestinal tract (GIT), and kidney; its ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hypertension and hemodialysis: ...
Hypertension is prevalent in adult and pediatric end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis. Volume overload is a primary factor contributing ...
Age and gender may affect poste ...
It remains elusive what factors affect posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). Eleven PRES children, all with acute glomerulonephritis, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Serum adiponectin complexes and ...
In contrast to the general population, patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience increased total adiponectin levels despite an increased ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...