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Hungarian Vasculitis Registry: Results of the First Five Years

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease with a yearly incidence rate of around 20…

Allo-Haemodialysis as a Novel Renal Replacement Modality: Urea Kinetics in a Paediatric Use Case

Lack of affordable renal replacement therapy (RRT), especially in limited resource settings, puts patients with kidney failure at the risk of imminent…

Editor’s Pick: Renal Regeneration: Stem Cell-Based Therapies to Battle Kidney Disease

Organ shortage continues to be the major unresolved problem in transplantation medicine. Although organ transplantation is currently the best treatment…

Alteration of Glycaemic Balance due to Chronic Kidney Disease

During recent years, a new classification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) was introduced in the literature because this condition can be grouped…

Kt/V Achievement and Mortality in Haemodialysis Patients in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Results from DOPPS (2012-2018)

Adequate dialysis, as measured by Kt/V, is important for maintaining good health in haemodialysis (HD) patients. Guidelines recommend single pool Kt/V…

Changes in Intraocular Pressure During Haemodialysis and the Role of Ultrafiltration Rate

Ocular problems have been reported to exist in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Discounting ageing itself, which is a known risk factor…

New Aspects of Fibrillary and Immunotactoid Glomerulonephritis

Glomerular deposits with fibrillary structure are encountered in several renal disorders. In some diseases, such as amyloidosis, fibril deposition…

Changes of Salivary Creatinine and Urea in Animal Models of Kidney Disease

Plasma creatinine and urea are widely used as markers of renal function. Saliva is an alternative diagnostic fluid with many advantages in comparison…

Dengue-Associated Acute Kidney Infection: An Updated and Comprehensive Qualitative Review of Literature

Dengue virus infection (DVI) is a vector-borne febrile illness which has a high prevalence in most tropical countries worldwide. DVI can be classified…

Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on the Drugs Eliminated Predominantly Through a Non-Renal Route: A Proof of Concept Study with Citalopram

Drug dosing in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be challenging due to the exclusion of such patients in the clinical trials during the drug…