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Membranous nephropathy (MN) is one of the commonest causes of nephrotic syndrome in adults, idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) accounts for 70%-80% of all MN patients. There is no standard specific treatment for IMN. Initial therapy should be supportive and involves restricting dietary protein
This study is a double blind, randomized control trial (RCT). This study will be concluded in 2 months, from May to July 2020, from subject selection to the end of follow up. Research subjects are obtained consecutively from Covid-19 patients who receive care in the intensive care unit (ICU) across
The study will be conducted in compliance with International Standard good clinical practices (GCPs) and the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocol was approved by local Institutional Review Board and registered in clinical trials.gov.
Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation Blood counts and liver
Over one million infants are born to HIV-1-infected women every year in Sub Saharan Africa. In Zimbabwe, annual births stand at 379,000 with approximately 48,000 infants being born every year to HIV-1-infected women on lifelong highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Concerns have been
Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) lacks a consensus definition and definitive management approaches. The various management strategies include treatment of acute insult, support of multiple organ systems and disease-specific medications such as antivirals for hepatitis B, steroids for alcoholic
This study is a prospective cross-sectional Multicenter National study, will include 1080 participants with BMI ≥ 24kg/m 2 with or without elevated liver enzymes. All will be subjected to; dietary history by already prepared food quality and quantity questionnaire, anthropometric data (BMI & waist
Adipose tissue samples will be obtain through liposuction procedures of three healthy volunteers undergoing aesthetic surgery at Clementino Fraga Filho (the hospital of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Donors´sorology wil have to be negative for syphilis, Chagas disease, Hepatitis B
Study Overview
Dosage regimen: Patients of CHB with advanced fibrosis and partial virological response to NUCs will be considered eligible for the present study. The enrollment will be up to the physician's discretion. The drug will be administered 1 pill (25 mg) per day orally, per manufacturers'
Dry eye is a multi-factorial disease that is frequently encountered in ophthalmological practice. Common dry eye symptoms include eye irritation, heaviness of the eyelids, blurred vision and light sensitivity. The worldwide prevalence of dry eye is generally high. In Asia, dry eye may affect up to
Chronic delta hepatitis is a serious form of chronic liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis D virus (HDV), a small RNA virus that requires farnesylation of its major structural protein (HDV antigen) for replication. Based on previous and ongoing clinical trials demonstrating
Study design This prospective, multi-center, parallel, centrally randomized controlled trial was designed in accordance with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) guidelines, which is led by the
Cirrhosis is the end-stage of every chronic liver disease. Histologically, cirrhosis is characterized by regenerative nodules surrounded by fibrous bands, which can be divided into compensated phase and decompensated one. Compensated phase is referred to as asymptomatic stages, also known as
Hemodialysis (HD) is the most worldwide prescribed renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease. This treatment that relies heavily on technology has undergone major modifications in the last five decades in order to improve patients' outcomes. Those changes that aimed at
Introduction
Background and rationale
Since the release of the recombinant human erythropoietin (rhuEPO) at the beginning of the 90s, transfusions are less needed to treat anemia in chronic kidney disease patients. This has been a major revolution in the management of renal anemia in chronic kidney
Definition : Ascites is the pathologic fluid accumulation within the peritoneal cavity .
causes of ascites in infants and children :
- Hepatobiliary disorders (cirrhosis, congenital hepatic fibrosis, acute hepatitis B,C ,Budd -chiari syndrome, Bile duct perforation)
- Serositis (crohn's disease,