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Jan 08, 2024Open Access
Cardiorenal syndrome type 2 (CRS2) is characterized by chronic abnormalities in cardiac function leading to kidney injury or dysfunction. The incidence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) is reported to include about 50% of the general heart failure population, while the prevalence of HFPEF is still increasing over the last years when compared to the prevalence of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Its prevalence is higher in the elderly especially in females; in...
Dec 29, 2023Open Access
Yishen Huashi Granules, initially known as “Mankidneyan,” represent a category six traditional Chinese medicine that was recently developed by Guangzhou Kangchen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. This medication received approval from the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) in March 2009. Its primary purpose is to address proteinuria, a common symptom associated with chronic glomerulonephritis characterized by a syndrome of spleen deficiency and dampness excess. This condition is typically diagnose...
Nov 23, 2023Open Access
The research on infectious pathologies and antibiotic treatments has undergone rapid development, marked by the emergence of new pathogens and by the evolution of resistance to antibiotics despite the marketing of new agent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of antibiotics in bacterial infection in our context. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of antibiotics in bacterial infection in our context. We conducted a descriptive study lasting 6 months from January 2 to June 30...
Aug 24, 2023Open Access
HIV infection can affect all organs and renal involvement is common. The prevalence of renal abnormalities has been estimated at approximately 30% of patients. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional descriptive study over a period of six (6) months from April 30, 2017 to October 30, 2017. Results: During our study, 147 HIV-infected patients were registered in the medical department of the Regional Hospital of N’Zérékoré, among which 62% or 42.18% met our criteria and presen...
Jun 22, 2022Open Access
Background: Neurological, cardiac, and vascular involvement in Behçet disease is very rare with higher mortality. The coexistence of manifestations in the same patient is exceptional. This makes management challenging because of the very high risk of bleeding. Case Summary: We report the case of a 25-year-old man who was admitted with an acute motor deficit in all four limbs. A thoracic angioscan showed a thrombosed aneurysm of the inferior lobar pulmonary arteries bilateral...
Jun 17, 2022Open Access
Insertion of peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter into the bladder is a rare complication of PD. Herein, we describe a case of an adult patient, diabetic for a long time undergoing PD tube insertion who was found to have a catheter in the urinary bladder. He was treated after waiting for the bladder breach with indwelling bladder catheterization with repositioning of the same catheter, and prophylactic antibiotics. The evolution is marked by the regression of the symptomatology and the survival of ...
Feb 26, 2021Open Access
Introduction: Hypertension, often associated with hypervolemia, is common in chronic hemodialysis patients. However, the relationship between interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) and blood pressure (BP) is incompletely characterized. Our study seeks to appreciate the relationship between IDWG and BP in a cohort of chronic hemodialysis patients. Patients and Methods: It is a prospective study involving 52 chronic hemodialysis patients and 528 dialysis sessions following a hemodialysis program of 3 ti...
Oct 29, 2020Open Access
The pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has affected millions of people around the world. There are no definitive treatments available to date, which has led to the use of several repurposed drugs. Indomethacin is an effective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which has played an important role in the treatment of rheumatological conditions and cytokine storms, in the past. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes cytokine storm and multiorgan dysfunction resulting in high mortal...
Aug 18, 2020Open Access
We report a case of a 66-year-old female patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy, who was referred in Nephrology Department for the management of a renal impairment associated-severe hyponatremia, hypokalemia and hypochloremia that occurred after vomiting episodes evolving since 1 month. On admission, the patient was calm with a psychomotor retardation occurring in a context of moderate dehydration. Arterial blood gas analysis outlined a severe metabolic alkalosis. An extra-renal cause of these met...
Apr 22, 2020Open Access
Cystic renal neoplasms can be classified as benign and malignant, consisting of multilocular cystic renal cell cancer, cystic renal cell cancer, multilocular cystic nephroma and benign multilocular cysts. The objective of this article is to summarize the clinical aspects of multilocular cystic nephroma and discuss the major similarities that provoke difficulties in proper diagnosis and treatment.
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