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- 1From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Dense deposit disease (DDD) (also known as membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II) in childhood is a rare glomerulonephritis with frequent progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and a high...
- 2From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Calcineurin inhibitors (CIs) with/without intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy (MPT) constitute the standard treatment for childhood-onset, steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). However, some...
- 3From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedDear Sir, In their recent paper, Caletti et al. describe urinary tract findings in children with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) and show that seven out of ten patients have renal pelvic dilatation that improved...
- 4From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedNephrotic syndrome is an important clinical condition affecting both children and adults. Studies suggest that the pathogenesis of edema in individual patients may occur via widely variable mechanisms, i.e.,...
- 5From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Dense deposit disease (DDD) (also known as membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II) in childhood is a rare glomerulonephritis with frequent progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and a high...
- 6From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground In adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), protein-energy wasting (PEW) is a risk factor for hospitalization and death. However, PEW in children with CKD is not well characterized or defined. Methods...
- 7From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedThe mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors sirolimus and everolimus are increasingly being used in pediatric kidney transplantation in different combinations and doses. Several studies have shown beneficial...
- 8From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Calcineurin inhibitors (CIs) with/without intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy (MPT) constitute the standard treatment for childhood-onset, steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). However, some...
- 9From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedChronic kidney disease (CKD) and the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) can place a great strain on the child and family. As well as the medical and nutritional prescription, each child and family requires an...
- 10From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Improving knowledge about normal urine composition in children is important for early prevention of lithiasis. We describe urinary excretion values of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), phosphate (P), citrate...
- 11From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Acute renal injury increases risk of death after cardiac surgery. The objective of the study was to evaluate the ability of the pediatric Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End-Stage Renal Disease (pRIFLE) criteria...
- 12From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedSodium valproate is one of the most commonly used drugs to treat epilepsy. However, there is growing evidence that valproate can cause renal tubular injury in children, and there are increasing reports of...
- 13From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Renal replacement therapies may affect the quality of life of patients and their primary caregivers (PC). Methods This study describes the perception of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of...
- 14From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Eosinophilic peritonitis is a recognised complication of peritoneal dialysis and has an incompletely understood pathophysiology. Current treatment options, including change of dialysate, change of peritoneal...
- 15From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Sudden blindness caused by anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) is a rare complication for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). Prognosis is generally poor, with AION commonly resulting in...
- 16From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedWhen Clark Darwin West, MD, earned his medical degree, pediatric nephrology did not exist as a specialty. He was one of the early and enduring pioneers who became an internationally recognized leader in the field. Dr....
- 17From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedThe most abundant urinary protein, Tamm-Horsfall protein, later renamed uromodulin, is expressed exclusively by the thick ascending limb cells of the kidney and released into urine from the apical cell membrane....
- 18From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Published guidelines regarding radiographic imaging in the evaluation of monosymptomatic primary nocturnal enuresis (MPNE) are not followed. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of urological abnormalities on...
- 19From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedDespite its proximity to the fecal flora, the urinary tract is considered sterile. The precise mechanisms by which the urinary tract maintains sterility are not well understood. Host immune responses are critically...
- 20From: Pediatric Nephrology. (Vol. 29, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedSirs, We read with great interest the article titled "Rituximab treatment combined with methylprednisolone pulse therapy and immunosuppressants for childhood steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome" by Kamei et al.,...