Nephrology

This article was funded by Sanofi and is intended for healthcare professionals.

Bengt Fellström, Uppsala University, Sweden, described the relationship between IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and gastrointestinal mucosal…

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a rare, life-limiting disease for which there is significant unmet need. Until recently, drug development for…

I only ever wanted to be a paediatrician, thanks to ER’s Doug Ross, and my first job was on the nephrology service in Temple Street…

The complement system has been an appealing drug target for a long time. However, early drug development efforts have failed for…

One of the most common causes of a poorly functioning haemodialysis (HD) line is the formation of a fibrin sheath. Tunnelled HD lines contain a Dacron® (Invista, Wichita, Kansas, USA) cuff at the skin entry site, which helps secure the catheter in place due to the fibrosis that occurs in the subdermal tissues.

The authors present a case report of a child presenting with difficult-to-manage, steroid-sensitive, frequently relapsing nephrotic…

Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) are very prevalent in Central America, particularly in El Salvador. Mesoamerican nephropathy (MN) is a CKD diagnosis that almost exclusively affects young male agricultural labourers.