FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN TAIWANESE GOUT

Nephrolithiasis associated with renal insufficiency: factors predicting outcome.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Renal calculous disease may be associated with various degrees of renal insufficiency secondary to a combination of obstruction, urinary infection, frequent surgical intervention, and coexisting medical disease. Herein, we present our data on the progression of renal function in patients with stones associated with renal insufficiency and assess the significance of variou...

Renal transplant-associated hyperuricemia and gout.

Dopaminergic abnormalities in hypertension associated with moderate renal insufficiency.

To evaluate the additive effect of moderate chronic renal failure to the abnormal dopamine generation and action observed in stable hypertension, we investigated 22 age-matched patients with a comparable degree of hypertension with and without chronic renal failure. Both groups were compared with each other and with an age-matched control group after a single oral dose of dihydroxyphenylalanine...

The association of anthropometry indices with gout in Taiwanese men

BACKGROUND To examine the association of anthropometry indices with gout and to compare the performance of indices to predict gout in Taiwanese men. METHODS There were 1443 male subjects aged more than 20 years who participated in the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT, 1993-1996). Anthropometric evaluation consisted of weight, height, hip and waist circumference (WC) with later bo...

Sagliker Syndrome in a Patient with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Chronic Renal Insufficiency: A Case Report

Sagliker syndrome is a rare form of renal osteodystrophy resulted from untreated secondary hyperparathyroidism. It is described by severe skeletal deformities, high level of PTH in patients with chronic renal failure, and deformed face. This paper reports a 44-year-old male patient with the mentioned characteristics. In addition to the unique clinical features, high levels of ALP and PTH hormon...