Anastasia Georgoulidou, Ioannis Skandalos, Theodoros Tzigkalidis, Irini Kalogiannidou & Konstantinos Mavromatidis·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2025
Hypercalcemia is rarely a problem found in patients undergoing dialysis. Sometimes it is caused by medicines (vitamin D, calcium phosphate binders), but it could also be caused by disorders such as tertiary hyperparathyroidism or cancers. There is a significant difference in seru...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i1102
Background: Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria. Early identification of individuals at risk through estimated glomerular filtration rate assessment is crucial for effective intervention. Objecti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i1101
Aim: To assess the seroconversion rate following hepatitis B vaccination in patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to determine the factors associated with non-response to vaccination. Study Design: A prospective quantitative cohort study. Setting and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i1100
Background: Multiple factors interplay in development of acute or chronic renal allograft dysfunction. Biopsy is the gold standard modality of evaluating the cause of transplant dysfunction. Objective: The present study was aimed to assess the etiology behind allograft dysfunctio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i199
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus (NDI) is a rare but serious renal complication of long-term lithium therapy, characterized by renal resistance to Anti-Diuretic Hormone (ADH), leading to persistent polyuria and polydipsia. If unrecognized, it can cause severe dehydration and electr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i198
Jafrin Sadiq Abdul Razack, Shoaib Shah Ahamed, Noel George Cherian, Ajmal Sainul, Aia Nana & Antony Calvin Ossanam·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2025
Rhabdomyolysis is a serious condition marked by the rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle, leading to the release of intracellular contents that can cause complications such as acute kidney injury (AKI). Statins are a known, though rare, cause of rhabdomyolysis. We report a case of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i197
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an exceptional autoimmune hematological abnormality in renal transplantation, marked by isolated thrombocytopenia and a high hemorrhagic risk. We report in the form of a clinical case, A 24-year-old man with no notable medical history was...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i196
Aim: To know about various presentations of Tuberculosis in post renal transplant recipient. Presentation of the Case: A 32 year old female renal transplant recipient, presented with fever, cough and weight loss, 7 years post transplant at a public sector hospital in South India....
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i195
Hepcidin is a hormone that plays a crucial role in maintaining iron balance by inhibiting iron absorption in the intestine and preventing iron release from storage cells like macrophages and hepatocytes. In patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis, elevated he...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i194
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess effect of chronic exposure of sodium cyanide on renal parameters of New Zealand White Rabbit. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at Animal House, Applied and Environmental Biology Department, Rivers State University, P...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2025/v8i193