PLA2R‐Positive Membranous Nephropathy and AA Amyloidosis in an Ethiopian Patient With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT The coexistence of primary phospholipase A2 receptor positive membranous nephropathy and AA amyloidosis in a patient with chronic hepatitis B is an exceedingly rare triad presenting a profound diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. A 38‐year‐old Ethiopian man with nephrotic syndrome and chronic hepatitis B had dual pathology on renal biopsy ...
Betelhem Abreham +4 more
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Beyond Tradition: An Integrated Toxicological, Ecological, and Public Health Perspective on Aristolochic Acids [PDF]
Journal of Applied Toxicology, Volume 46, Issue 8, Page 2599-2622, August 2026.ABSTRACT Aristolochia species have long been used in traditional medicine for their presumed anti‐inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial properties. However, extensive toxicological and epidemiological evidence now demonstrates that these plants contain aristolochic acids (AAs) I and II, highly potent nephrotoxic, genotoxic, and carcinogenic ...
Victor Ventura de Souza +2 more
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Balkan endemic nephropathy: an update on its aetiology [PDF]
Archives of Toxicology, 2016 Marie Stiborova +2 more
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Testing the effects of the presence of uranium in drinking water from individual wells in the village of Dubravica in the Braničevo district on public health [PDF]
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 2021 The village of Dubravica is partially located over the western lignite deposits of the Kostolac basin. The examination of the dry residue obtained from drinking water from two individual wells by X-ray diffraction analysis, based on a typical peak ...
Rajković Miloš B. +3 more
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Contribution to investigation of klinical picture and renal function in patients with endemic nephropathy [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2003 Up to now, detailed investigation of tubular function in patients with endemic nephropathy have been performed in the relatively small number of patients who have already been in chronic renal failure /3,4,5,9,15/.
Bukvić Danica Đ. +2 more
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Balkan endemic nephropathy--current status and future perspectives [PDF]
CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal, 2013 Pavlović NM.
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Structural and functional characteristics of urinary tract in offspring of Balkan endemic nephropathy patients [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2010 Introduction. Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a familial chronic progressive tubulointerstitial disease of unknown aetiology that occurs with high prevalence in endemic rural environments of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria and ...
Radisavljević Snežana +3 more
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Significance of acPWV for Survival of Hemodialysis Patients
Medicina, 2020 Background and Objectives: Abnormal arterial stiffness (AS) is a major complication in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients treated by dialysis. Our study aimed to determine the significance of AS for survival of prevalent dialysis patients, as well ...
Marko Petrovic +11 more
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Mesoamerican nephropathy – a new challenge for occupational physicians
Medycyna Pracy, 2020 Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN) is an endemic form of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that is not related to risk factors for CKD, such as diabetes and hypertension.
Katarzyna Kanclerz +3 more
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Investigation of Balkan endemic nephropathy in Serbia: How to proceed? [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2010 Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) presents an unsolved puzzle despite fifty years of its investigation. Academy of Medical Sciences of the Serbian Medical Society organized a round table discussion on current unsolved problems related to BEN.
Đukanović Ljubica +14 more
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