isolated hematuria and its association with proteinuria, and urinary cast and systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) disease activity, and decision for renal biopsy is a dilemma for physician in sle patients. the aim of this study was to investigate 1. whether isolated hematuria is associated with active sle, 2. to determine duration between hematuria and proteinuria and urinary cast, and 3. to det...

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis found worldwide that is caused by a spirochete. The main reservoirs of Leptospira, which presents an asymptomatic infection, are wild rodents, including the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). Experimental studies of the mechanisms of its renal colonization in rats have previously used an intraperitoneal inoculation route. However, knowledge of rat-rat transmission requir...

hematuria is one of the most common genitourinary findings in children and extensive evaluation frequently fails to establish its etiology. ‎a known cause of hematuria in children is nephrolithiasis. ultrasound is a good method for diagnosis, but calculi less than 5 mm in diameter may not have a posterior shadow. calyceal microlithiasis (cm) is characterized by presence of hyperechogenic spots ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between renal injury and reinfection that is caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and to analyze the mechanism of renal injury. Rats were repeatedly infected with RSV on days 4, 8, 14, and 28, then sacrificed and examined on day 56 after the primary infection. Renal injury was examined by transmission electron microscopy and h...

The scintigraphic imaging modality of choice in the evaluation of renal infections is renal cortical scintigraphy utilizing [(99m)Tc]dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). This technique is able to demonstrate upper tract involvement with infection and to assess for the presence of renal cortical scarring following a urinary tract infection (UTI). There are recent publications advocating its use to de...

New corona virus named as COVID-19 can presented not only by respiratory symptoms, but also with other organs involvement such gastrointestinal, cardiac, renal and neurological symptoms. We reported a patient who peripheral facial nerve palsy evaluations revealed infection. suggest from this case, that infection may be potential cause of paralysis during terrible pandemic, neurologists will nee...

Urinary tract infection (UTI), the most common bacterial infection, among renal transplant recipients (RTRs) remains a challenge particularly given increased incidence of MDR organisms including Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). Compared to other infections, CRE infections were associated with inferior patient and graft outcomes. Paradoxically, there have been no guidelines on mana...

background urinary tract infection (uti) is common in children. uti with or without vesico-ureteral reflux (vur) may result in renal scarring. severe renal scarring impairs renal function and may result in hypertension, renal insufficiency, and end stage renal disease requiring dialyses or transplantation. beta 2 micro-globulin (ß2mg) is a low molecular weight protein freely filtered by the glo...

INTRODUCTION Although the clinical application of procalcitonin (PCT) as an infection marker in patients with impaired renal function (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 ml/min/1.73 m(2)) has been increasing recently, it is unclear whether PCT is more accurate than C-reactive protein (CRP). We investigated the clinical value of CRP and PCT based on renal function. METHODS From N...