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Tubulo-Interstitial Changes in HIV Associated Nephropathy: Study of 14 Cases
HIV associated nephropathy (HIV-N) which occurs during HIV infection, is characterized by peculiar glomerular lesions defined as a focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis with collapsed tuft. More recently tubu...
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Role of Blood Osmolality in the Regulation of Vasopressin Secretion in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Arginine vasopressin (AVP), a posterior pituitary hormone (1084 Da), is secreted by supraaor- tic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus in response to osmotic(1) volume(2) and neurotropic(3) stimuli. As ...
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Prognostic factors in essential mixed cryoglobulinemia nephropathy
Kidney involvement in Essential Mixed Cryoglobulinemia (EMC) varies from 8 to 58% in the large series of patients [1–3] and is often regarded as an ominous prognostic sign [4]. We report here the outcome of 11...