General Nephrology
October 2007
Respiratory hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis in a patient with renal failure
A 40-year-old female presented to hospital with rapidly progressive renal failure secondary to antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-positive crescentic glomerulonephritis. She was started on immunosuppressive therapy (oral steroids and oral cyclophosphamide) and hemodialysis. She re-presented with persistent fever, persistent vomiting and dry cough 135 days after starting immunosuppression. A chest X-ray revealed left lower zone consolidation. Repeated sputum Gram stains were negative, and both sputum and blood cultures were sterile. A sputum smear was negative for acid-fast bacilli. The patient's fever did not respond to empirical antibiotics or antitubercular therapy. Bronchoscopic alveolar lavage and stool examination revealed larval forms of Strongyloides stercoralis.
01 October 2007
Educational Review Manual in Nephrology
This activity is designed for fellows currently participating in accredited fellowship programs in Nephrology. Jointly Sponsored by the Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation and Professional Publishing Group, Ltd. This educational review manual is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Ortho Biotech, Inc.
10 October 2007
A breakthrough in diabetic nephropathy: the role of endothelial dysfunction
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2007 22(10):2775-2777, October 2007
Treatment of IgA Nephropathy in Adults
Nephrology Rounds, October 2007, Volume 5, Issue 8, October 2007
Therapy Insight: what nephrologists need to know about primary vesicoureteral reflux
Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology (2007) 3, 551-563, October 2007
