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A case of nephrotic syndrome associated with bilateral hydronephrosis in a 26-year-old female is reported. She was referred to our hospital because of persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, and urinary disorders. On admission, ascites, intestinal edema, and bilateral hydronephrosis, were demonstrated
Lupus cystitis is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is characterized by an increase in bladder wall thickness and may be associated with hydroureteronephrosis. Reports, mostly from East Asian countries, indicate that lupus cystitis usually presents with gastrointestinal
We report the case of a 35-year-old man who presented with fever, diarrhea, and a left abdominal mass. Diagnostic studies confirmed Crohn disease and revealed an abdominal mass obstructing the left ureter with hydroureter and hydronephrosis. The patient was successfully treated conservatively, with
A 3-week-old female dairy calf was presented because of severe weakness and diarrhea. Physical examination and ultrasound findings lead to a tentative diagnosis of intestinal obstruction, although serum biochemistry suggested a primary renal disorder. Reassessment of ultrasound images allowed
Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Signet-ring cell type is the most malicious subtype. We report a case of advanced stage gastric adenocarcinoma case post-radical gastrectomy who presented with nausea, vomiting, and
Distal renal tubular abnormalities have been observed in patients with dilated urinary tract disorders. The present study was undertaken to look for patterns in urinary acidification in infants with varying degrees of hydronephrosis due to either reflux or obstruction and occurring as unilateral or
The patient was a 74-year-old woman. As the history of the present illness, Raynaud's phenomenon appeared in 1998, antinuclear antibody positivity was detected in 2002, and she visited our department for the first time. Leukopenia and positivity for anti-DNA and anti-RNP antibodies were present, but
A case of lupus cystitis in a 23-year-old male is reported. The patient began to complain of diarrhea and vomiting in October, 1985. When the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was established at the Department of Internal Medicine in our hospital, he was referred to our clinic for
BACKGROUND
G6PC3 deficiency is a new neutropenic syndrome, which is characterized by severe persistent neutropenia, early onset infections and additional organ involvement, especially cardiac and urogenital malformations.
METHODS
In this report, we present the clinical details of a recently known
Clostridium perfringens bacteremia is an uncommon yet serious clinical syndrome that typically arises from a gastrointestinal source. However, clinicians should consider nongastrointestinal sources as well. We present a rare case of C. perfringens bacteremia of urinary origin that required surgical
OBJECTIVE
To compare one surgeon's sequential experience with two types of continent cutaneous diversion; namely, the Kock pouch (KP) and the right colon pouch (RCP).
METHODS
Outcomes for the final 30 KP patients seen during the period 1989 to 1992 and the initial 30 RCP patients seen between 1992
Endometriosis is a complex disease with unclear pathogenesis, defined as the presence of endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) outside its usual location in the uterine cavity. Ureteral involvement is rare, with an estimated frequency of 10-14% in cases of deep endometriosis with nodules of 3 cm or
The patient, a 35-year-old woman, had been diagnosed as SLE since she developed butterfly rash, arthritis and hair loss with positive antinuclear antibody, anti-DNA antibody, and LE cells in 1989, and treated with daily 20 mg prednisolone (PSL). She had been suffering from nausea, vomiting and
The patient was a 13-year-old girl. In August 2000, she presented with a fever, together with diarrhea, vomiting, arthralgia, nasal bleeding and malaise, and was examined by another physician. Because her platelet count was low, and there were positive reactions for anti-nuclear antibodies, anti-DNA
A boy with skin eruptions resembling varicella and specific for Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is reported. At his initial visit when he was four months old, vesiculopustular lesions were present over the entire body; these had first appeared on the third day post partus. Histopathological,