Pub Date : 2017-01-01DOI: 10.4103/2394-2916.201280
A. Kulkarni, M. Tinmaswala, S. Shetkar
Background and Objectives: Tubular ectasia is a rare, pathologically benign condition which initially may present as tiny cyst. Knowledge of typical ultrasound features of this condition helps to differentiate it from other malignant lesions of testis. This study was conducted to find out ultrasound spectrum of tubular ectasia of rete testis and epididymis. Methods: Patients undergoing scrotal ultrasound and doppler for various indications including scrotal pain, infertility, postvasectomy and prior to recanalisation of vas were studied. The history, clinical examination, semen analysis and ultrasound features were analyzed. Our emphasis was on early detection of this rare but benign entity involving testis and epididymis. Results: Scrotal ultrasound with colour doppler in these patients revealed the abnormalities ranging from early changes like specked appearance and tiny cysts to more severe forms involving rete testis and epididymis. Associated abnormalities like epididymal cyst, hydrocele and spermatocele were also found in addition to tubular ectasia in some cases. Conclusion: Tubular ectasia is a pathologically benign condition which can be reliably diagnosed on ultrasound and colour doppler. Familiarity with the ultrasound and doppler features of tubular ectasia will definitely help in early diagnosis which in turn will help in reducing patients' anxiety and prevent unnecessary interventions.
{"title":"Ultrasound spectrum of tubular ectasia of rete testis and epididymis: Emphasis on early detection","authors":"A. Kulkarni, M. Tinmaswala, S. Shetkar","doi":"10.4103/2394-2916.201280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2394-2916.201280","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives: Tubular ectasia is a rare, pathologically benign condition which initially may present as tiny cyst. Knowledge of typical ultrasound features of this condition helps to differentiate it from other malignant lesions of testis. This study was conducted to find out ultrasound spectrum of tubular ectasia of rete testis and epididymis. Methods: Patients undergoing scrotal ultrasound and doppler for various indications including scrotal pain, infertility, postvasectomy and prior to recanalisation of vas were studied. The history, clinical examination, semen analysis and ultrasound features were analyzed. Our emphasis was on early detection of this rare but benign entity involving testis and epididymis. Results: Scrotal ultrasound with colour doppler in these patients revealed the abnormalities ranging from early changes like specked appearance and tiny cysts to more severe forms involving rete testis and epididymis. Associated abnormalities like epididymal cyst, hydrocele and spermatocele were also found in addition to tubular ectasia in some cases. Conclusion: Tubular ectasia is a pathologically benign condition which can be reliably diagnosed on ultrasound and colour doppler. Familiarity with the ultrasound and doppler features of tubular ectasia will definitely help in early diagnosis which in turn will help in reducing patients' anxiety and prevent unnecessary interventions.","PeriodicalId":158840,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nephrology and Andrology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121557005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lakshminarayana R Gopaliah, Sheetal G Lakshminarayana, S. V. Nalumakkal
Background and Objectives: The prevalence of nondiabetic renal disease (NDRD) in those with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is common worldwide; however, data from India are limited. Materials and Methods: This study included participants with T2DM who underwent renal biopsy with suspicion of NDRD from September 2009 to August 2016. Results: Seventy-one participants (males: 47 [66.2%] and females: 24 [33.8%]) of T2DM with mean age and standard deviation of 52.93 ± 12.56 years were included in the study. The indications for renal biopsy included acute on chronic renal failure in 35.2% (25), nephrotic syndrome in 31% (22), acute renal failure in 14.1% (10), nephritic syndrome in 14.1% (10), and others in 5.6% (4) of participants. The prevalence rates of NDRD, diabetic nephropathy (DN), and DN with NDRD were 50.71% (36), 28.16% (20), and 21.13% (15), respectively. Among the participants with NDRD, 69.44% (25) had primary glomerular diseases (PGDs), 16.67% (6) had tubulointerstitial diseases (TIDs), and 13.89% (5) had secondary glomerular diseases (SGDs). IgA nephropathy was the most common of PGDs affecting 28% (7), followed by postinfective glomerulonephritis (PIGN) in 20% (5), membranous nephropathy in 16% (4), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in 12% (3), and miscellaneous lesions in 24% (10). Acute interstitial nephritis and primary amyloidosis were the most common of TIDs and SGDs, respectively. Among the patients with combination of DN with NDRD, 53.33% (8) were TIDs and 46.67% (7) had glomerular diseases. Acute tubular injury/necrosis and PIGN were the most common of TIDs and glomerular disease, respectively. The figures in brackets representing number of patients. Conclusions: The majority of the participants with T2DM had NDRD either alone or in combination with DN in the study, underlining the utility of renal biopsy for their diagnoses in those with appropriate indication. Wide spectrum of PGDs, TIDs, and SGDs was found in the study.
{"title":"Nondiabetic renal disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus","authors":"Lakshminarayana R Gopaliah, Sheetal G Lakshminarayana, S. V. Nalumakkal","doi":"10.4103/JINA.JINA_33_16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/JINA.JINA_33_16","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives: The prevalence of nondiabetic renal disease (NDRD) in those with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is common worldwide; however, data from India are limited. Materials and Methods: This study included participants with T2DM who underwent renal biopsy with suspicion of NDRD from September 2009 to August 2016. Results: Seventy-one participants (males: 47 [66.2%] and females: 24 [33.8%]) of T2DM with mean age and standard deviation of 52.93 ± 12.56 years were included in the study. The indications for renal biopsy included acute on chronic renal failure in 35.2% (25), nephrotic syndrome in 31% (22), acute renal failure in 14.1% (10), nephritic syndrome in 14.1% (10), and others in 5.6% (4) of participants. The prevalence rates of NDRD, diabetic nephropathy (DN), and DN with NDRD were 50.71% (36), 28.16% (20), and 21.13% (15), respectively. Among the participants with NDRD, 69.44% (25) had primary glomerular diseases (PGDs), 16.67% (6) had tubulointerstitial diseases (TIDs), and 13.89% (5) had secondary glomerular diseases (SGDs). IgA nephropathy was the most common of PGDs affecting 28% (7), followed by postinfective glomerulonephritis (PIGN) in 20% (5), membranous nephropathy in 16% (4), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in 12% (3), and miscellaneous lesions in 24% (10). Acute interstitial nephritis and primary amyloidosis were the most common of TIDs and SGDs, respectively. Among the patients with combination of DN with NDRD, 53.33% (8) were TIDs and 46.67% (7) had glomerular diseases. Acute tubular injury/necrosis and PIGN were the most common of TIDs and glomerular disease, respectively. The figures in brackets representing number of patients. Conclusions: The majority of the participants with T2DM had NDRD either alone or in combination with DN in the study, underlining the utility of renal biopsy for their diagnoses in those with appropriate indication. Wide spectrum of PGDs, TIDs, and SGDs was found in the study.","PeriodicalId":158840,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nephrology and Andrology","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122963863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-01-01DOI: 10.4103/2394-2916.201278
Ji-lian Fang, Lin Feng, Hao Wang
Allergic reactions happened during hemodialysis (HD) on polysulfone membrane in a 59-year-old female patient who was being treated with an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, olmesartan, for aggravated hypertension. Anaphylactic reactions including itching, hypoxemia, and facial swelling appeared 1 h after starting the 6th session of HD and lasted for 30 min. When we changed dialyzer and stopped olmesartan for 4 days, the reactions disappeared.
{"title":"Anaphylactic reaction during hemodialysis on polysulfone membrane in a patient receiving angiotensin II receptor antagonist","authors":"Ji-lian Fang, Lin Feng, Hao Wang","doi":"10.4103/2394-2916.201278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2394-2916.201278","url":null,"abstract":"Allergic reactions happened during hemodialysis (HD) on polysulfone membrane in a 59-year-old female patient who was being treated with an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, olmesartan, for aggravated hypertension. Anaphylactic reactions including itching, hypoxemia, and facial swelling appeared 1 h after starting the 6th session of HD and lasted for 30 min. When we changed dialyzer and stopped olmesartan for 4 days, the reactions disappeared.","PeriodicalId":158840,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nephrology and Andrology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129855448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by progressive loss of renal function. Although the burden of CKD in India cannot be assessed accurately, its approximate prevalence is believed to be 800 per million populations (pmp), and the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is 150–200 pmp. Diabetic nephropathy is a leading cause of ESRD worldwide. Another cause of ESRD is dyslipidemia, which is one of the most common quantitative lipid abnormalities in patients with CKD. In diabetes, the total cholesterol and triglyceride levels rise as the albumin excretion rate increases, leading to renal injury. Oxidative stress generated by hyperglycemia increases reactive oxygen species production, which causes cellular dysfunction and damage, and ultimately results in diabetic micro- and macro-vascular complications. Therefore, lipids may represent a useful clinical tool for not only identifying patients at a high risk of developing CVD but also assessing the development and progression of renal disease. In this review, we summarize the effects of lipid abnormalities and oxidative stress in patients with diabetes and nephropathy.
{"title":"Association of lipid abnormalities and oxidative stress with diabetic nephropathy","authors":"Kamal Kachhawa, D. Agrawal, B. Rath, Sanjay Kumar","doi":"10.4103/JINA.JINA_1_17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/JINA.JINA_1_17","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by progressive loss of renal function. Although the burden of CKD in India cannot be assessed accurately, its approximate prevalence is believed to be 800 per million populations (pmp), and the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is 150–200 pmp. Diabetic nephropathy is a leading cause of ESRD worldwide. Another cause of ESRD is dyslipidemia, which is one of the most common quantitative lipid abnormalities in patients with CKD. In diabetes, the total cholesterol and triglyceride levels rise as the albumin excretion rate increases, leading to renal injury. Oxidative stress generated by hyperglycemia increases reactive oxygen species production, which causes cellular dysfunction and damage, and ultimately results in diabetic micro- and macro-vascular complications. Therefore, lipids may represent a useful clinical tool for not only identifying patients at a high risk of developing CVD but also assessing the development and progression of renal disease. In this review, we summarize the effects of lipid abnormalities and oxidative stress in patients with diabetes and nephropathy.","PeriodicalId":158840,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nephrology and Andrology","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133638842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-10-01DOI: 10.4103/2394-2916.193498
B. A. Odonmeta, E. Unuigbe, C. Otene
Background and Objectives: Pruritus is an unpleasant cutaneous sensation prompting a desire to scratch. It can be very disturbing and is common in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Its pathogenesis is not very clear but has been attributed to diverse factors including uremia and iron deficiency anemia. The aims and objectives of this study are to determine the frequency of pruritus in HD patients in Benin City, to evaluate the relationship of pruritus in these patients with age, sex, body mass index (BMI), skin changes, peripheral neuropathy, duration of dialysis, and laboratory findings including packed cell volume (PCV), creatinine, urea, calcium, and phosphate, and to get the percentage of patients with increasing pruritus during and after dialysis. Methods: Consenting patients on maintenance HD were consecutively recruited into the study. Some relevant clinical and laboratory parameters (age, sex, BMI, skin changes, neuropathy, presence of pruritus, severity and intensity of pruritus, serum urea, creatinine, calcium, and phosphate) were evaluated using the SPSS version 17 package. Results: A total of fifty patients participated in the study. Twenty-four (48%) of these patients had pruritus. Of the 24 patients with pruritus, 14 (58.3%) were males while 10 (41.7%) were females. The mean age, BMI, and duration of HD of the patients with pruritus were 51.0 ± 13.61 years, 23.3 ± 1.77 kg/m 2 , and 7.4 ± 9.31 months, respectively. In addition, the mean serum urea, calcium, and PCV of the patients were 252.1 ± 65.10 mg/dL, 7.0 ± 1.04 mg/dL, and 25.5% ±4.38%, respectively. Eight (33.3%) had an increasing intensity of pruritus during and after HD. Twelve (50%) of the patients had mild pruritus while another 12 (50%) had moderate pruritus. There was no case of severe pruritus. Anemia, serum urea, duration of HD and increasing the age of patients were found to be significantly related to pruritus. Conclusion: Pruritus is relatively prevalent among our patients on maintenance HD and factors significantly associated with this condition include anemia, serum urea, and increasing the age of the patient as well as duration on HD.
背景和目的:瘙痒症是一种令人不愉快的皮肤感觉,引起搔抓的欲望。它可能非常令人不安,在维持性血液透析(HD)患者中很常见。其发病机制尚不清楚,但已归因于多种因素,包括尿毒症和缺铁性贫血。本研究的目的和目的是确定贝宁市HD患者瘙痒的频率,评估这些患者瘙痒与年龄、性别、体重指数(BMI)、皮肤变化、周围神经病变、透析持续时间和实验室检查结果(包括堆积细胞体积(PCV)、肌酐、尿素、钙和磷酸盐)的关系,并获得患者在透析期间和透析后瘙痒加重的百分比。方法:连续招募同意维持HD的患者加入研究。一些相关的临床和实验室参数(年龄、性别、BMI、皮肤变化、神经病变、瘙痒症的存在、瘙痒症的严重程度和强度、血清尿素、肌酐、钙和磷酸盐)使用SPSS version 17软件包进行评估。结果:共50例患者参与研究。24例(48%)患者有瘙痒。24例瘙痒患者中,男性14例(58.3%),女性10例(41.7%)。瘙痒患者的平均年龄为51.0±13.61年,BMI为23.3±1.77 kg/ m2, HD病程为7.4±9.31个月。血清尿素、钙、PCV平均值分别为252.1±65.10 mg/dL、7.0±1.04 mg/dL、25.5%±4.38%。8例(33.3%)患者在HD期间和之后瘙痒强度增加。轻度瘙痒12例(50%),中度瘙痒12例(50%)。无严重瘙痒病例。贫血、血清尿素、HD病程、患者年龄增加与瘙痒有显著关系。结论:瘙痒在我们的维持性HD患者中相对普遍,与此相关的因素包括贫血、血清尿素、患者年龄的增加以及HD持续时间的延长。
{"title":"Pruritus in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria","authors":"B. A. Odonmeta, E. Unuigbe, C. Otene","doi":"10.4103/2394-2916.193498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2394-2916.193498","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives: Pruritus is an unpleasant cutaneous sensation prompting a desire to scratch. It can be very disturbing and is common in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Its pathogenesis is not very clear but has been attributed to diverse factors including uremia and iron deficiency anemia. The aims and objectives of this study are to determine the frequency of pruritus in HD patients in Benin City, to evaluate the relationship of pruritus in these patients with age, sex, body mass index (BMI), skin changes, peripheral neuropathy, duration of dialysis, and laboratory findings including packed cell volume (PCV), creatinine, urea, calcium, and phosphate, and to get the percentage of patients with increasing pruritus during and after dialysis. Methods: Consenting patients on maintenance HD were consecutively recruited into the study. Some relevant clinical and laboratory parameters (age, sex, BMI, skin changes, neuropathy, presence of pruritus, severity and intensity of pruritus, serum urea, creatinine, calcium, and phosphate) were evaluated using the SPSS version 17 package. Results: A total of fifty patients participated in the study. Twenty-four (48%) of these patients had pruritus. Of the 24 patients with pruritus, 14 (58.3%) were males while 10 (41.7%) were females. The mean age, BMI, and duration of HD of the patients with pruritus were 51.0 ± 13.61 years, 23.3 ± 1.77 kg/m 2 , and 7.4 ± 9.31 months, respectively. In addition, the mean serum urea, calcium, and PCV of the patients were 252.1 ± 65.10 mg/dL, 7.0 ± 1.04 mg/dL, and 25.5% ±4.38%, respectively. Eight (33.3%) had an increasing intensity of pruritus during and after HD. Twelve (50%) of the patients had mild pruritus while another 12 (50%) had moderate pruritus. There was no case of severe pruritus. Anemia, serum urea, duration of HD and increasing the age of patients were found to be significantly related to pruritus. Conclusion: Pruritus is relatively prevalent among our patients on maintenance HD and factors significantly associated with this condition include anemia, serum urea, and increasing the age of the patient as well as duration on HD.","PeriodicalId":158840,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nephrology and Andrology","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114693809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-10-01DOI: 10.4103/2394-2916.193515
M. El-Hamd, Hosam Abdel Hameed
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the role of varicocelectomy in the improvement of premature ejaculation (PE) in patients with clinical varicoceles and PE. Materials and Methods: In a prospective clinical study, it conducted on 85 male patients with clinical varicoceles and PE. Those patients were selected from whom attending the Outpatient Clinics of Andrology and General Surgery at Sohag University Hospital, Upper Egypt, between February 2015 and May 2016. All patients were subjected to preliminary assessment included a detailed medical and sexual history and general and genital examination. Patients were treated with open bilateral subinguinal varicocelectomy under spinal anesthesia. All patients were evaluated before and 6 months after the varicocelectomy by PE diagnostic tool (PEDT). The intravaginal ejaculatory latency times (IELTs) per minute and overall sexual satisfaction scores were evaluated before and 6 months after varicocelectomy. All patients were asked to indicate their sexual satisfaction on a scale of 0-5, with 0 being extremely dissatisfied and 5 being extremely satisfied. Results: The mean scores of the five questions of the PEDT measuring ejaculation control, frequency of inability of ejaculation control, ejaculation with minimal stimulation, feel of distress, and interpersonal difficulty owing to PE had statistically significant improvements at 6 months after varicocelectomy. The mean IELTs per minute and overall sexual satisfaction scores were significantly improved at 6 months after varicocelectomy. Conclusions: The study concluded that varicocelectomy improve PE in patients with bilateral clinical varicoceles and PE. Further prospective, controlled studies are needed to provide further characterization of this potential relationship.
{"title":"The Role of Varicocelectomy on Patients with Premature Ejaculation and Varicoceles","authors":"M. El-Hamd, Hosam Abdel Hameed","doi":"10.4103/2394-2916.193515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2394-2916.193515","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: This study aimed to assess the role of varicocelectomy in the improvement of premature ejaculation (PE) in patients with clinical varicoceles and PE. Materials and Methods: In a prospective clinical study, it conducted on 85 male patients with clinical varicoceles and PE. Those patients were selected from whom attending the Outpatient Clinics of Andrology and General Surgery at Sohag University Hospital, Upper Egypt, between February 2015 and May 2016. All patients were subjected to preliminary assessment included a detailed medical and sexual history and general and genital examination. Patients were treated with open bilateral subinguinal varicocelectomy under spinal anesthesia. All patients were evaluated before and 6 months after the varicocelectomy by PE diagnostic tool (PEDT). The intravaginal ejaculatory latency times (IELTs) per minute and overall sexual satisfaction scores were evaluated before and 6 months after varicocelectomy. All patients were asked to indicate their sexual satisfaction on a scale of 0-5, with 0 being extremely dissatisfied and 5 being extremely satisfied. Results: The mean scores of the five questions of the PEDT measuring ejaculation control, frequency of inability of ejaculation control, ejaculation with minimal stimulation, feel of distress, and interpersonal difficulty owing to PE had statistically significant improvements at 6 months after varicocelectomy. The mean IELTs per minute and overall sexual satisfaction scores were significantly improved at 6 months after varicocelectomy. Conclusions: The study concluded that varicocelectomy improve PE in patients with bilateral clinical varicoceles and PE. Further prospective, controlled studies are needed to provide further characterization of this potential relationship.","PeriodicalId":158840,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nephrology and Andrology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122548911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-10-01DOI: 10.4103/2394-2916.193518
S. Yadav, G. Rawal, Amrita Singh
Purple urine bag syndrome is a rare, striking medical phenomenon observed in patients having indwelling urinary catheters having urinary tract infection. It is commonly observed in elderly patients having constipation and long-standing indwelling urinary catheters and indicates bacterial urinary tract infection. The purple discoloration of the urinary bag is reported to be due to the presence of indigo and indirubin pigment produced by tryptophan metabolism by Gram-negative Bacteria. The authors present a case of 67-year-old female with purple discoloration of her urine bag due to urinary tract infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
{"title":"Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: Are We Aware?","authors":"S. Yadav, G. Rawal, Amrita Singh","doi":"10.4103/2394-2916.193518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2394-2916.193518","url":null,"abstract":"Purple urine bag syndrome is a rare, striking medical phenomenon observed in patients having indwelling urinary catheters having urinary tract infection. It is commonly observed in elderly patients having constipation and long-standing indwelling urinary catheters and indicates bacterial urinary tract infection. The purple discoloration of the urinary bag is reported to be due to the presence of indigo and indirubin pigment produced by tryptophan metabolism by Gram-negative Bacteria. The authors present a case of 67-year-old female with purple discoloration of her urine bag due to urinary tract infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.","PeriodicalId":158840,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nephrology and Andrology","volume":"245 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130633895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-10-01DOI: 10.4103/2394-2916.193517
H. Lal, V. Agarwal, S. Naik
Renal lymphangiomas are rare benign mass-like renal conditions that refer to the presence of multiple cysts in both the renal sinus and the renal parenchyma. It has been found in both adults and children. The etiology is unknown, but it has been thought to be the result of lymphatic obstruction. Renin-dependent hypertension may be the presenting clinical complaint. The purpose of this study is to describe the radiological appearances of a rare case of renal lymphangioma that we encountered in our hospital.
{"title":"Renal Lymphangioma","authors":"H. Lal, V. Agarwal, S. Naik","doi":"10.4103/2394-2916.193517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2394-2916.193517","url":null,"abstract":"Renal lymphangiomas are rare benign mass-like renal conditions that refer to the presence of multiple cysts in both the renal sinus and the renal parenchyma. It has been found in both adults and children. The etiology is unknown, but it has been thought to be the result of lymphatic obstruction. Renin-dependent hypertension may be the presenting clinical complaint. The purpose of this study is to describe the radiological appearances of a rare case of renal lymphangioma that we encountered in our hospital.","PeriodicalId":158840,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nephrology and Andrology","volume":"4 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126886223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-10-01DOI: 10.4103/2394-2916.193496
D. Greydanus, M. Kadochi
Although renal disease has been present for over 200 millennia of Homo sapiens′ existence, knowledge of the causes and management of these disorders has only emerged during the last 4000 years. Brilliant insights into human disease probably emerged from time to time over the long period of human existence, but observations could only be advanced after writing began in 3200 BC. Humans could then make observations, record these thoughts, and have others in their present and future critique them leading to improvement in this information. This discussion selectively considers some of the medical giants who led the way to clinical nephrology of the 21st century. It reflects on who taught us basic principles of renal disease that led to our current knowledge. Attention is given to the ancient Egyptians, Ancient Greeks, Galen of Pergamon, the Byzantine Greeks of the 5th-9th centuries, the Arab/Persian Physicians of the 9th-12th centuries, Moses Maimonides of the 12th century, selective Renaissance Physicians, and the father of modern nephrology - Richard Bright MD. This reflection celebrates au courant renal sagacity by celebrating the past clinicians who led the way from their eras to ours.
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Pub Date : 2016-10-01DOI: 10.4103/2394-2916.193516
V. K. Binwal, Dilip Ahir, Thabish Syed, M. Rana, Zara Wani
We report a series of cases with multiple presentations of postpartum acute kidney injury presented to the NIMS Kidney Institute, Jaipur, India.
我们报告了一系列的病例与产后急性肾损伤提出了NIMS肾脏研究所,斋浦尔,印度。
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