Adrenal carcinoma: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignancy (0.5–2 cases/million/year) with a poor prognosis. Hypercortisolism, virilization, and compressive features are among the common presentations of adrenocortical carcinoma.
D. R. Abeynayake +4 more
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Outcome of 313 Czech Patients With IgA Nephropathy After Renal Transplantation
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 The recurrence of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) after kidney transplantation occurs in 20–35% of patients. The main aim of this study is to evaluate risk factors affecting the course of IgAN after renal biopsy of native kidney and kidney transplant.
Dita Maixnerova +9 more
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Routine dipstick urinalysis in daily practice of Belgian occupational physicians [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Little work has been done to assess the quality of health care and the use of evidence-based methods by occupational physicians in Belgium. Therefore, the main objective is to describe one aspect of occupational health assessments, namely the
Braeckman, Lutgart +2 more
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Renal X-inactivation in female individuals with X-linked Alport syndrome primarily determined by age
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 X-linked Alport syndrome (AS) caused by hemizygous disease-causing variants in COL4A5 primarily affects males. Females with a heterozygous state show a diverse phenotypic spectrum ranging from microscopic hematuria to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and ...
Roman Günthner +29 more
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Takayasu Arteritis: What Can Go Wrong in The Glomeruli for Large Vessel Vasculitis? A Case Report of an Unusual Cause of Persistent Microscopic Hematuria in a Patient with Takayasu Arteritis. [PDF]
Cureus, 2019 Lai BC, Ye QJ, Aung TKK.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This review outlines association between vasculitis and malignancies and provides practical value for clinicians in distinguishing primary vasculitis from malignancy‐associated forms and optimizing patient surveillance, improving recognition of tumor‐associated vasculitis to reduce the risk of misdiagnosis, supporting more accurate clinical decision ...
Xiaofei Shi +8 more
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Essentials of Computed Tomography Imaging of Hematuria
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2023 Hematuria is defined usually as the presence of blood in the urine, either on voiding or in a catheterized specimen. Hematuria is broadly divided into microscopic and gross hematuria and may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. The causes of hematuria include
Vaidehi A. Patel, Nidhi P. Popat
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Voclosporin‐induced gingival enlargement: A case report
Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.Abstract Background Drug‐influenced gingival enlargement (DIGE) is a recognized adverse effect of certain medications, particularly immunosuppressants like cyclosporin and tacrolimus. However, there have been no documented cases of DIGE associated with voclosporin, a newer calcineurin inhibitor used primarily to treat lupus nephritis.
Francesca Racca +2 more
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Point of Care Diagnosis of Multiple Schistosome Parasites: Species-specific DNA Detection in Urine by Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) [PDF]
, 2017 Schistosomes are easily transmitted and high chance of repeat infection, so if control strategies based on targeted mass drug administration (MDA) are to succeed it is essential to have a test that is sensitive, accurate and simple to use.
Anyan, William K. +6 more
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