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Urinary liver-type fatty acid–binding protein level as a prognostic indicator of acute kidney injury secondary to severe falciparum malaria
Acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to severe falciparum malaria possesses a high mortality rate; however, a prognostic marker of renal dysfunction has not yet been identified. Thus, we reported a case of a pa...
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Open AccessA case of severe generalized pustular psoriasis successfully treated with IL-17A monoclonal antibody and granulocyte removal therapy
Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) usually presents with fever, generalized flushing, and multiple sterile pustules on the skin, which histopathologically form subcorneal pustules characterized by Kogoj spon...
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Safety of casirivimab/imdevimab administration in a SARS-CoV-2 positive maintenance dialysis patient in Japan
Controlling excessive cytokine secretion is a crucial therapeutic strategy for managing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Patients on dialysis are at a high risk of severe disease, given abnormal immune res...
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Efficacy of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockades for acute phase hypertensive emergencies in patient complicating severe acute kidney injury
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is primarily involved with pathological mechanism of develo** hypertensive emergencies. However, none of clinical practice guidelines mention RAAS blockers for the...
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Open AccessDevelopment of acute kidney injury with massive granular casts and microscopic hematuria in patients with COVID-19: two case presentations with literature review
Complications of acute kidney injury (AKI) are common in patients with coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19). However, clinical characteristics of COVID-19-associated AKI are poorly described. We present two ...
