Introduction Anatomical notes on the kidney Cadaveric changes in the kidney Pathological changes in the kidney Classification of renal disease How to examine the diseased kidney Examination of ureter and bladder Relationship of diseased kidney to other systems Causes of renal disease The Urine Examination of the urine Modification of natural constituents of the urine Substances found in the uri...

Hereditary benign telangiectasia is an uncommon idiopathic skin disorder characterized by generalized telangiectases and angiomatous lesions of the skin. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with such cutaneous lesions, positive family history, no associated bleeding problems, and no mucosal involvement. We present six cases of hereditary benign telangiectasia in three generations of o...

Purpose of this clinical research study was, to determine the efficacy of plain water mixed with pure natural honey, to be used in the inflammation of the kidney (Nephritis) patients. 10 patients aged 18 to 21 years, (4 females, 6 males) with non- sever nephritis were given[three times a day] one standard glass of plain boiled water mixed with 4-table spoons of pure natural honey (Mel) for 14 d...

abstract background: the prognosis of sle is int1uenced by the onset of glomerulonephtitis. clinical ttials in lupus nephritis have demonstrated that cyclophosphamide therapy is the superior regimen in the management oflupus nephritis for preserving renal function. objective: the purpose of this study is to define the outcome of renal function with bolus pu lses of cyclophosphamide and steroid ...

Alport syndrome is a hereditary, progressive disease characterized by progressive nephritis, sensorineural deafness, and ocular abnormalities, including anterior lenticonus. The ultrastructure of the lens capsule abnormalities in Alport syndrome is reported. Four anterior lens capsules from 31-year-old patient and 26-year-old patient with lenticonus who were affected by the Alport syndrome were...

Twenty patients were treated with antilymphocyte globulin (ALG) which was prepared from the serum of immunized horses. The ALG was used as an adjuvant to azathioprine and prednisone and its use limited to 4 months. The surviving patients are now 1 to 7 months postoperative. There was 1 death, the consequence of a technical accident. The function in the remaining 19 patients is excellent, despit...

Lupus nephritis is a cause of significant morbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its genetic background has not been completely clarified. The aim of this investigation was to analyze single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for association with lupus nephritis, its severe form proliferative nephritis and renal outcome, in two Swedish cohorts. Cohort I (n = 567 SLE cases, n = 512 con...

Recent progress in molecular genetics has strongly influenced nephrology. Gene mutations have been identified which cause various monogenic hereditary renal diseases including Alport syndrome, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, and tubular transporter disorders. The data obtained will be useful not only to develop new methods of diagnosis and treatment of such particular diseases but...

Alport syndrome is a genetic condition that results in hematuria, progressive renal impairment, hearing loss, and occasionally lenticonus and retinopathy. Approximately 80% of Alport syndrome cases are caused by X-linked mutations in the COL4A5 gene encoding type IV collagen. The objective of this study was to define the SNP profiles for COL4A5 in patients with hereditary nephritis and hematuri...