Nephrology

Acquired Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis is a rare entity associated with immunodeficiency, such as kidney transplant patients…

Despite recent developments in renal medicine, mortality rates remain high in patients receiving long-term haemodialysis (HD) due to…

Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) occurs in over two-thirds of patients undergoing haemodialysis. The aetiology of CKD-aP may be multifactorial, involving immune system and opioid dysregulation, peripheral neuropathy, and toxin deposition. CKD-aP can be extremely bothersome for some patients, affecting health-related quality of life and sleep, as well as increasing the likelihood of hospitalisation, infections, and death.

Over the past few decades, there have been important advances in cancer therapeutics, including a shift from traditional cytotoxic…

AAV is a rare and severe multisystem disease affecting the small arteries.1,2 The condition is characterised by systemic inflammation across multiple body sites including the lungs, joints, kidneys, nerves, ears, and nose.1,2 Glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants form the cornerstone of current treatment approaches.

CKD-aP necessitates a differential diagnosis to ascertain that the itching a patient is experiencing is related to…

Chronic kidney disease can result in morbidity and mortality not only due to renal dysfunction itself, but also to associated…

Kenar D. Jhaveri | Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief in the Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, New York, USA